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When our lived experience diverges from our projected image, we are prone to feel detached and unreal, as fake as the false images we’ve created. Psychiatrists call this feeling derealization and depersonalization.
Anna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
The line between our personal and professional lives has become so blurred that social media feels less like a place for genuine connection and more like a stage for curated performance.
Social media is no longer social
Ultimately, all that social media tells you about a person is what they want you to think.
Catherine Gray • The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
The inception of The Edge comes at a time when we haven’t yet found a healthy relationship with technology. Online we’re more interconnected than ever, but at what cost? The beauty of life and human nature can’t be captured in a photo or 140 characters. So why do we try? According to the Pew Research Center about a quarter of U.S. adults say they a... See more
Grant Plotkin • The Story Behind The Edge
When our lived experience diverges from our projected image, we are prone to feel detached and unreal, as fake as the false images we’ve created.