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63 Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a more deliberate choice than most people who post every day have ever thought to make

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Sarah Mitchell @ Silicon Canals · today 14:15 EDT

Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a more deliberate choice than most people who post every day have ever thought to make

Try something for me. Open whatever social media app you use most and scroll through the last twenty posts. Now ask yourself: how many of those people posted because they had something meaningful to say, and how many posted because the silence felt uncomfortable? I started asking myself that question about two years ago, right ... Read more

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