Why We Overshare Online
How does the internet make oversharing irresistible?
4.3 (12)
28 mins
Discover the psychological and social reasons that drive people to share more than they should on social media. Explore how digital habits, attention-seeking, and emotional triggers influence our online behavior and impact our privacy.
Ep 1:
The Making of an Oversharer
From Emily Gould's coined term to Harvard brain scans, explore how oversharing became a cultural flashpoint rooted in neuroscience and the disinhibiting safety of screens.
Ep 2:
When Confession Goes Global
Oversharing curdles into performance, confession backfires, and personal data becomes a weapon—from viral flame wars to leaders and militaries broadcasting their every move.
Ep 3:
Sharing Smarter in a Watching World
As curated personas clash with raw confession, we unpack why sharing online invites judgment as easily as connection, and how to disclose with more intention.
Discussions (12)
Benjamin
Level 7 · 9 mo agoI don't get the panic. Sharing medical info is practical and helps people reverse their conditions.
Jacob
Level 5 · 10 mo agoYou are right about Webster naming oversharing the 2008 Word of the Year. It is wild that we worried about TMI years before Instagram even launched.
Yates
Level 5 · 7 mo agonah oversharing is how i met my best friends lol
