On the #Internet, We’re Always #Famous
Never before in history have so many people been under the gaze of so many strangers. (...) They pop up in #mentions, #comments, and replies; on #subreddits, #message boards, or #dating apps. Most times, it doesn’t even seem noteworthy: you look down at your phone and there’s a notification that someone you don’t know has liked a post. You might feel a little squirt of #endorphin in the #brain, an extremely faint sense of achievement. Yet each instance of it represents something new as a common #human #experience, for their attention renders us tiny gods. The Era of Mass Fame is upon us.
source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/on-the-internet-were-always-famous
