When did everything (and everyone) become so ‘performative’?

To exist on social media is to engage in performance art. Mouthing to your favourite song? That’s lip-syncing. Sharing a story about your day? That’s narrative storytelling. Posting a photo dump on Instagram? That’s curating. Engaging with popular “skits” on TikTok? That’s miming. The internet has made performing parts of ourselves, and our lives, not only socially acceptable but encouraged and rewarded through clicks, views and comments. Why, then, are we still surprised to turn awayhellip;

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