This may be the best article I have read on modern culture and how the internet has turned every moment into a performance for the world.

"We’re curating perfect moments instead of being present in imperfect ones. We’re surrounded by images of flawless trees, matching pajamas, designer wreaths. And we’re drowning in the gap between what Christmas looks like on a screen and what it feels like in our actual living rooms."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elf-on-shelf-christmas-traditions_n_6935f652e4b0e3887427e1dc