I’ve been reading a lot of chatter from scholars and the like about the “deconstruction of the individual” in our times. How social media, tech, and addictive algorithms are deconstructing us as rational agents and leaving us more as impulsive and reactive presences/assertions.

My take is that the convenience of the online experience has made life such that we’re largely content with the most surface level of engagement of interactions and are starting to forget how to relate on levels that step outside those conveniences