I believe in social media.

I truly do. Despite the fact that it feels harder and harder to maintain. Despite the fact that it feels false and untrue. Despite the fact that it ruins people’s livelihoods who depend on it too much and make a social error in the wrong direction. Despite the fact that it has allowed anyone and everyone to have a voice, especially when those voices are harmful and disingenuous. I hold very tight to the concept of goodness. It is something that I feel I need to be surrounded by and to ascertain in my own character as I move through the world as a woman, professional, partner, aunt, sister. But is social media good? And is it good for me? It scares me that I feel as though I won’t be successful or even have a career without it. That if I wanted to turn off and live, I would struggle. And despite people expressing it successes and failures, we’ve not quite honestly had that conversation. I’d like to.