For several years, it has been possible to state that Social Media have definitively become part of the daily and social life of individuals. A phenomenon that initially involved the so-called "digital natives”, so those born and raised in the digital age that with the passage of time, has also begun to affect older generations. In particular, the last two years, coming from the Covid-19 global pandemic, social media have taken the power of online communication to the extreme, exponentially increasing the use of Social Networks and teleconferencing platforms.
More and more often we hear about how dysfunctional Social Media is for social relationships. Just think of the constant use that the youngest ones always make attached to the screen, even when they find themselves in company, and their constant need to show every aspect of their own intimate sphere (from travel, through parties to the domestic routine, in which family members are involved, aware or unaware). What therefore emerges is a constant reduction of the line that separates the private from the public, real life from "cellular life”.
But above all, it is more and more obvious that one aims to share online a life on the verge of perfection by now, a remarkable aesthetic that hides even the darkest aspects of one's existence. Looking also towards the panorama of influencers, it seems almost surreal to think how easy it is to get into someone’s private space (some people share thousands if not millions of one's own home walls with an audience of followers eager to learn more and more details about the lives of these characters.)