We have all become hammers in search of nails.” That’s Roxane Gay channeling the lament so many longtime internet users feel about what a bummer social media has become. I don’t think I’m alone in feeling this way. An experience that was once charming and fun becomes stressful and largely unpleasant.
It becomes harder to disinvest from pointless arguments that have nothing at all to do with you. It becomes harder and harder to distinguish good-faith criticism from pettiness or cruelty. Your skin thins until you have no defenses left.
“After being on the receiving end of enough aggression, everything starts to feel like an attack.
