Lorde Explains Her Silence on Social Media
Lorde shares the reasons behind her decision to step away from social media over two years ago, including her reflections on her 2018 choice to delete numerous posts.
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Lorde has finally revealed why she<br />took such a dramatic step away from<br />social media over two years ago.<br />She candidly discussed her 2018 decision to<br />delete hundreds of old tweets and Instagram<br />posts in the November issue of ‘Interview.’<br />According to Lorde, her decision to<br />“peace out” from social media was partly due to<br />her feeling like she was “losing [her] free will.” <br />She also revealed that she was feeling<br />“massive amounts of stress” over systemic<br />racism, police brutality and climate change.<br />She described being on social media as<br />“having front-row seats to the hellfire.”<br />"Part of what made me peace out on<br />social media … was the massive amounts<br />of stress I was feeling about our planet,<br />about systemic racism, and about police<br />brutality in this country … How do you deal<br />with having front-row seats to the hellfire?"<br />Lorde, to 'Interview'.<br />Although she removed herself<br />from social media, Lorde spoke<br />out about the murder of George Floyd<br />earlier this year via email.<br />In the mass email to fans, Lorde confessed<br />that she was still trying to “strike a balance”<br />between social media and “true action.” .<br />"One of the things I find most frustrating<br />about social media is performative activism,<br />predominantly by white celebrities (like me).<br />It’s hard to strike a balance between<br />self-serving social media displays<br />and true action."<br />Lorde, to 'Interview'.
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