Sneak Peeks — Real Life

New social apps offer only illusory respite from the pressure to perform

Sneak Peeks New social apps offer only illusory respite from the pressure to perform Rob Horning May 02, 2022 share Image: Pink Crystal by Melissa Brown . Courtesy the artist. http://reallifemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sneak-Peeks.mp3 Full-text audio version of this essay. The below was adapted from an earlier Real Life newsletter. Subscribe to weekly installments here. The app BeReal is not subtle in its marketing. Its to-the-point name attests to what it claims to offer, that its gimmick of having people share a single, purportedly unpremeditated image at some randomly appointed time

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