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For them, participation isn’t optional. If you don’t dive in, other people will define who you are. So you constantly stream your pictures, your thoughts, your relationship status and what you’re doing — right now! — if only to ensure the virtual version of you is accurate, or at least the one you want to present to the world.
Clive Thompson. A Bave New World of Digital Intimacy. New York Times Magazine (via jmjames3)
This was posted 2 years ago. Notes.