this story on millennial burnout is the only thing i’ve read that made me feel better not worse in as long as i can remember buzzfeednews.com/article/annehe… (by @annehelen)
of the things i think about often that this excellent piece ties together, i'd add how social media companies have habituated us to the feeling of not owning anything we create. we don't remember what it feels like to create just for creation's sake
that process of carefully projecting our selves online is fueled wildly by internet products tuned to be addictive for profit. we're realizing this leads to lots of unsavory stuff: isolation, compulsive behavior, lack of an interior life, etc
again, the addictive experience we have with social media products is a result of intentional design to maximize profit, not an unforseen side effect
i think about this constantly. being a recovering addict online might make me particularly sensitive to the ways social media is reshaping social behavior, but it's something more people seem to be waking up to, thankfully
