meganmayFri, Jun 12, 2009 This doesn't follow entirely from Goffman's theory, but I was talking to a friend the other day about how everytime we remember something we are re-remembering, IE we are calling up information from all over the brain and trusting it to be an accurate account of what actually happened. In essence then, we're re-imagining our past as we incorporate new experiences and re-contextualizing this information. If this is the case, if it's a biological function of the brain to constantly re-invent one's past, we might as well have fun with it and embellish the past as we see fit. It's interesting to consider what's possible once you know how to "operate your brain"*
This doesn't follow entirely from Goffman's theory, but I was talking to a friend the other day about how everytime we remember something we are re-remembering, IE we are calling up information from all over the brain and trusting it to be an accurate account of what actually happened. In essence then, we're re-imagining our past as we incorporate new experiences and re-contextualizing this information. If this is the case, if it's a biological function of the brain to constantly re-invent one's past, we might as well have fun with it and embellish the past as we see fit. It's interesting to consider what's possible once you know how to "operate your brain"*