Identity overload

“With social media, the compelling opportunities for self-expression outstrip the supply of things we have to confidently say about ourselves,” writes Rob Horning. “The demand for self-expression overwhelms what we might dredge up from ‘inside.’”

My index finger is itching to give thata +1.

The struggle with the limits of what’s“inside” — the struggle with the limits ofpersonality — has long been thesource of the best art. We tend to characterizeart as “self-expression,” but that’s really more...