Choosing Silence Online is a Quiet Act of Rebellion

The non-poster isn't passive. They're making an active, powerful decision

about what finite resources, their mental, emotional, and time,

they're willing to spend on these platforms. Platforms that are designed to extract

those very things. They recognize the hidden cost that, you know, maybe the rest of

us overlook sometimes. So in a world that is constantly pushing us to be more visible, to perform,

to share more and more- Choosing silence, choosing to be that discerning audience member,

that can be a tremendously powerful and, I think, liberating decision. They're mastering

their digital lives by limiting their input. And by doing that, they maximize the