Ada's thesis outline

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⭐ intro (what is this text about)

This text explores the relationship between online communities and spirituality, focusing on how marginalised individuals find identity and belonging in virtual spaces. It discusses the fragmentation of the self that happens as a result of trauma and the healing potential of online communities. It highlights a new perspective of the role of the internet as a space for fulfilment and connection. Overall, it examines how online communities bridge the gap between individual well-being and spirituality, especially for those marginalised in their physical realities.

how: that's the hard bit for now, somehow both an academic essay and personal story-telling. the topics are a bit heavy, struggling to not burden the reader and myself while writing. the solution might be a mix of third-person omniscient & first person subjective- might either be two different voices & thus 2 people or the same voice in different versions? i don't really know examples besides a series of unfortunate events.

⭐ key issue 1 = chapter 1

fragmentation of the self as a result of trauma and marginalisation

• what happens to our sense of self when our identities cannot coexist?

⭐ key issue 2 = chapter 2

online communities as safe space to manage identities that are outside the norm

• how do alienated people find community and what are these communities like?

⭐ key issue 3 = chapter 3

• Sacramental web: a new vision of the role of the internet

• what does this way of using the internet tell us?

⭐ conclusion

The project, how can this inform the production of a community platform?