AUDIENCE CAPTURE
Gurwinder Bhoga, author and programmer wrote:
“This is the ultimate trapdoor in the hall of fame; to become a prisoner of one’s own persona. The desire for recognition in an increasingly atomized world lures us to be who strangers wish us to be. And with personal development so arduous and lonely, there is ease and comfort in crowdsourcing your identity. But amid such temptations, it’s worth remembering that when you become who your audience expects at the expense of who you are, the affection you receive is not intended for you but for the character you’re playing, a character you’ll eventually tire of. So the next time you find yourself in the limelight of other people’s gazes, remember that being someone often means being fake, and if you chase the approval of others, you may, in the end, lose the approval of yourself.”
(Source: ‘The Perils of Audience Capture’)
“You who pretend to be someone you are not, Isaiah told about you. He said, ’These people show respect to me with their mouth, but their heart is far from Me.’” Jesus (New Life Version)