Millennials, moreso than any prior generation, have a fundamentally performative life experience.  Being digital natives means more than simply “understanding the social” or “knowing how to Insta”: it means that we came of age on Facebook and Twitter and MySpace and Friendster and we are used to the presentation of information in an idealized world.  When you went to high school and college viewing someone’s vacation photos or their posts from a Friday night, you get a false sense of Their Amazing Life—without having to view the gristly bits that comprise the reality of life. 

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