Actually, "context collapse" is a concept that adults struggle with online, too, not just teens. We're used to keeping various social circles separate, but when what you do and say and post online is visible to the world, how do you keep your family vs your friends vs your colleagues vs your employer vs your church vs your co-hobbyists vs any other group you associate with from crashing into each other (or your interactions with each of them)?
And for folks in the public eye (or who are trying to craft a public persona), how do you do that and still maintain barriers for private online interactions with others?
Now, for teens, amp that up to 12 as the adults rulers of society (parents, schools) monitor what you do, and you're struggling with the difficulty of finding your place in a dozen different social settings anyway.
Interesting stuff.
Online, Researcher Says, Teens Do What They’ve Always Done
In the world of social media research, Danah Boyd is a star. She says most adults misread and overreact to the online lives of teenagers. But as the title of her new book suggests, It’s Complicated.
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