Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness (opens in new tab)

On any large social platform, most of the people who see a given post will not react to it. They will not like it, comment on it, or share it. They will read it, or watch it, and move on. This is not a quirk of a few withdrawn users. It is the ordinary behaviour […]