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fromThe Conversation
1 day ago

What makes a true Santa is inside - and comes with the red suit

When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts to children during the Christmas season probably comes to mind. Yet, not everyone who dons the red suit fits this stereotype. That's what Bethany Cockburn, Borbala Csillag and I learned when we teamed up to study professional Santas. For our study, we looked into how these professional Santas were able to "be" Santa, even if they didn't fully fit the image.
Philosophy
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Gen Z and gen Alpha brought a raw, messy aesthetic to social media. Why does it feel as inauthentic as ever? | Eugene Healey

Authenticity in the digital age is increasingly elusive as social media transforms personal identity into a form of performance.
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