Timothee Chalamet is speaking out on the nuances of living in a peak digital age.While at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, the 26-year-old silver screen star spoke to reporters about his dislike of social media. 'To be young now, and to be young whenever—I can only speak for my generation—is to be intensely judged,' he explained during a a press conference.
Speaking up: Timothee Chalamet spoke to reporters about his dislike of social media while at the Venice Film Festival over the weekendHe also said, 'I can't imagine what it is to grow up without the onslaught of social media, and it was a relief to play characters who are wrestling with an internal dilemma absent the ability to go on Reddit, or Twitter, Instagram or TikTok and figure out where they fit in.'The conversation was sparked as he discussed his character in the upcoming film Bones & All, about a cannibal growing up in the 80s.
Furthermore, the New York City native predicted that society will soon 'collapse' as a result of ubiquitous scrutiny. 'I think it's tough to be alive now.
I think societal collapse is in the air—or it smells like it—and, without being pretentious, that's why hopefully movies matter, because that's the role of the artist… to shine a light on what's going on,' Chalamet said.
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