Eternally Onstage

Great article in The New Yorker about the way in which the modern web is changing perceptions of privacy, particularly among younger groups, thereby creating a generation gap in the way people view public life.   (I call it the X-Factor-Factor).  "Your life is being lived in public whether you choose to acknowledge it or not. So it may be time to consider the possibility that young people who behave as if privacy doesn’t exist are actually the sane people, not the insane ones. For someone like me, who grew up sealing my diary with a literal lock, this may be tough to accept. But under current circumstances, a defiant belief in holding things close to your chest might not be high-minded. It might be an artifact—quaint and naïve, like a determined faith that virginity keeps ladies pure. Or at least that might be true for someone who has grown up “putting themselves out there” and found that the benefits of being transparent make the risks worth it." (via MintDigital)