- [[{1.2a2a} social media decontextualizes our relationships by flattening our social network]], requiring us to perform the same identity across multiple contexts (aka [[{1.2a2} context collapse]]). - In other words, all relationships are treated the same, which means we can’t perform differently to different audiences. - We don’t do this in real life. It’s easy for my family persona to be different from my persona with friends which is different from my work persona. - The flattening of our network takes away the *agency* we have to present ourselves differently to different groups of people. - You could, for example, decline someone’s friend request on Facebook, but now that person knows what you think of them — that you do not want them to have access to this part of your life. - There’s nothing wrong with that, but we typically don’t have to publicize our social judgements. - [[2024-09-07]] — However, [[{1.2a1a1} the internet lets you try on new identities]]