Performative Intimacy: Why Gen Z Loves Intimacy in Theory but Hates It in Practice
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Gen Z consumes romance novels, loves “real-life streams” and uses AI companions, but they are increasingly forgoing real intimacy. The simulated closeness of performative intimacy even endangers democracy.
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