Volpeon (Bonus) :wvrnFlat: (@volpi)

Some more thoughts about 2 topics I saw as reactions to my recent posts:

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The first one is that my 2 modes of being online may resemble plurality.

I don't consider plurality a good approach to handle my own identity, though. People always are in different "modes" where their behavior and mindset differ. You'll seem like a different person around your coworkers compared to when being around your friends.
As far as I'm concerned, my modes are just that and I see no reason to compartmentalize each one as their own entity.

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The second topic is about one's identification with humanity.

I said last time that I consider myself to be human because it would feel dishonest to not view myself as one when every — to me significant — sign says otherwise. And I'm completely fine with that label.
I think I don't mind it because I don't consider it to be a qualifier for my identity, but rather a description of perceivable reality. I feel this way about a lot of labels, which is probably the reason why I don't understand the significance they have to a lot of people.

My identity is formless and comprised of more abstract traits: my love for drawing vector art and programming, the music I like listening to, my introspective nature, my deep-seated desire to be an animal and however it expresses itself...
I do feel disconnected from what being a human entails, i.e. how I'm supposed to behave and what's supposed to be meaningful to me. That, too, is part of my identity.