In fact, I'd say that it's GOOD that people craft their image, no one genuinely wants to hear your unfiltered thoughts. Usually people who do that are considered socially maladjusted.
Most of us probably have to do some image-crafting, but the closer the match between the image we craft and our unfiltered-self (if there is such a thing), the better.
I've certainly felt frustrated by people who seemed preoccupied with image-crafting, and by people who seem to have no social awareness or filter.
Edited to add: I think pseudonamous forums like this can be a valuable opportunity to develop the self you want to be with different social constraints from day-to-day life.
Is a passable but bad example of authenticity.
Truth is orthogonal to effort. Alice crafted a message. She distilled years of experience into a pithy tweet. Bob crafted a message to round out his brand.
I want to hear what others truly believe.
> The entire authenticity cult is a creation of modern media and is as much manufactured…
Where can I learn more about this? (serious)
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson