Psychology Today | 11.07.2026 02:03
This is not a diatribe about social media, or about how it lowers our tolerance for boredom, or about how it pushes us to live our lives secondhand, one step removed, filtered through an Instagram photo or video of our breakfast for followers who are not really following because they are busy with their own photos and videos. The philosopher William Deresiewicz points out that while Modernism of our last century focused on authenticity, our current one is preoccupied with visibility. Maybe he’s right.
