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Comment author: Decius 29 April 2013 06:28:49AM 2 points [-]

If you're optimizing for identity you're trying to get as many people as possible to agree with the statement "I am __", where in the blank goes "a goth", "a nice guy", "intelligent", "rational", "a Democrat", etc.

I do not concur and I think this statement shows we are talking about different things.

Identity is the territory which informs "I am __" maps. Optimizing for identity doesn't mean convincing other people that their map of you is consistent with your map of you, it means at most making your map of yourself as accurate as possible.

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