I posted a thread about my dad's cancer diagnosis and it got 50,000 likes and now strangers are DMing me their own trauma stories and I feel like I've turned my family's pain into content.
More people experience this than they realize.
The boundary between authentic expression and public performance dissolves when private suffering becomes viral content.
“Where Are You with Twitter and X — the politics of outrage?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.