Humanist Forum: The Self, Under Pressure

## Who Are You When the Algorithm Knows You Better Than You Do?

Social media, dating apps, workplace culture, political tribes, and AI increasingly shape how we see ourselves—and how we present ourselves to everyone else. This week, we explore the theory of self through philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, religion, and lived experience.

Are we a stable core, a constructed story, a social performance, a brain-based self-model, a soul, or an ongoing moral project? And if we are shaped by forces we did not choose, what does it mean to take responsibility for the person we become?

Come for a deep, emotionally honest conversation on identity, agency, authenticity, loneliness, shame, memory, and the human work of becoming.

ABOUT THE HUMANIST FORUM:
For people who have built careers, lived through hard things, care about public life, and miss having serious conversations: The Humanist Forum is a weekly Thursday-night gathering on philosophy, psychology, religion, politics, science, ethics, art, and the work of building a meaningful life in a difficult world.

If you are tired of small talk, doomscrolling, and ideological food fights—but still want to think seriously about the world—come to The Humanist Forum. Every Thursday night, we take on one big question about power, meaning, freedom, identity, relationships, science, religion, democracy, art, and the human condition.

You will leave with something to think about, something to feel, and someone new to talk to.