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People were losing excitement about the internet, starting to articulate a set of new truisms. Facebook had become tedious, trivial, exhausting. Instagram seemed better, but would soon reveal its underlying function as a three-ring circus of happiness and popularity and success. Twitter, for all its discursive promise, was where everyone tweeted co
... See moreJia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Some companies have sought to alleviate the strain by offering sessions in mindfulness. But the problem with scheduling meditation as part of that working day is that it becomes yet another task at which you can succeed or fail. Those who can’t clear out their mind need to try harder – and the very exercises intended to ease anxiety can end up exac
... See more“The contrast between global crisis and personal update is so stark, it creates a kind of emotional whiplash,” Ali Moran, the founder of a communications agency, told me. Moran continued, “Silence has become its own kind of statement, but so has posting something unrelated. It feels like there’s no right move.” It can feel safer to retreat altogeth... See more