Kids today. They have no sense of shame. They have no sense of privacy. They are show-offs, fame whores, pornographic little loons who post their diaries, their phone numbers, their stupid poetry—for God’s sake, their dirty photos!—online. They have virtual friends instead of real ones. They talk in illiterate instant messages. They are interested only in attention—and yet they have zero attention span, flitting like hummingbirds from one virtual stage to another.

This article by Emily Nussbaum on NYMag, called “Say Everything,” does a fascinating job describing, exploring and documenting the online revolution that has “rippled through pretty much every act of growing up.” Nussbam writes, “Go through your first big breakup and you may need to change your status on Facebook from “In a relationship” to “Single.” Everyone will see it on your “feed,” including your ex, and that’s part of the point…The ordinary, endless stream of daily documentation [is now] built into the life of anyone growing up today.” It’s a long article, but a worthwhile read.