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There is something called “being chronically online” where people almost see themselves as the main character in some big game - life isn’t about other people, it’s about watching people - and they attempt to exempt themselves from criticism, live through others parasocially, and throw stones in the online arena.
Kyla Scanlon • Language, Loneliness, and AI
Gen Z grew up online watching their peers and older generations rip apart any behavior deemed cringe or cancellable, so now they’re largely risk averse and afraid to express vulnerability without masking it in irony, sarcasm, or self-flagellation.
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Nathan Allebachx.comFrom Anxiety to Animosity: How Social Media Damages Relationships
A preview of Nicholas Carr’s new book Superbloom
Nicholas Carr
Feb 03, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
There’s a story I often tell to explain how we got into this mess––how we let a few tech companies take over childhood, making it passive, solitary, and monetizable. The story begins i
... See moreAs a dutiful member of a fairly soft generation of hyperconnected internet guinea pigs, I've had a fairly up and down history with the assorted feelings of malaise.
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