{"id":15072830,"date":"2026-03-28T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/i-confess-ive-become-a-lurker-its-part-of-a-dark-trend-away-from-friends\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:26:31","slug":"i-confess-ive-become-a-lurker-its-part-of-a-dark-trend-away-from-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/i-confess-ive-become-a-lurker-its-part-of-a-dark-trend-away-from-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"I confess, I\u2019ve become a lurker. It\u2019s part of a dark trend away from friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2353,$multiply_0.7554,$ratio_1.777778,$width_1059,$x_0,$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/t_metro_brisbanetimes_opinion_no_age_social_wm\/1a8d9cc003917d6196a8f5621801de8ac93a26cc\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/technology\/i-confess-i-ve-become-a-lurker-it-s-part-of-a-dark-trend-away-from-friends-20250929-p5myr1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">World \u2013 Brisbane \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. 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