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Why digital mistakes follow us beyond our control

I deleted a tweet after it started getting ratio'd but someone had already screenshot it and now it's being shared with my face attached and I feel completely powerless.

Laozi
Online
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The loss of agency over our own words and image in digital spaces creates a new form of existential helplessness.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”

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