We're in the midst of a significant evolution in what it means to be an individual. Computers and the internet have changed how we see ourselves, how we socialize, and inspired us to segment our identities into distinct alts and platform-specific personas.

The internet has become a battleground. The public spaces we created to develop our identities and cultivate communities were overtaken by forces using them to gain power. An increasing number of people are retreating to dark forests instead.