The critic Jia Tolentino writes, “You can’t just walk around and be visible on the internet—for anyone to see you, you have to act.” And the “main purpose of this communication” is “to make yourself look good.” Opting out of social media, observes the millennial writer Malcolm Harris, “is a deviant lifestyle choice.” Only 5 to 15 percent of American teens are social media refuseniks.
