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How social media complicates diaspora mourning

My cousin posted photos of our destroyed neighborhood on social media and I can't stop looking at them even though they make me physically sick.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital documentation of destruction creates compulsive engagement with ongoing loss and prevents natural grieving processes.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief for lost homeland — diaspora mourning?”

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