A couple of years ago, I noticed something happening to my social media feeds. For starters, it began to feel like everyone was trying to sell me something. If it wasn’t a straight-up ad, it was a newsletter opt-in, a monetized meme page, or some personality trying to get me behind their paywall. Then came…
Continue reading ➞ No, It’s Not Just You. Social Media Really Has Gotten Worse.
In November of 2018, a video titled "Fighting Manspreading...with Bleach!" was uploaded onto the Internet. In the video, a "radical feminist" walks through various subway cars with a bottle of bleach. When she sees a man "manspreading" (sitting with his legs spread open), she pours the bleach onto the man's crotch and runs away. Shot…
Continue reading ➞ Why We Should Stop Watching the News (and Leave Social Media, Too)
Instrument of Mercy 