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The Dark Side Of Social Media
It’s not all real!
Today we’re going to talk about the damage caused by social media. There’s no doubt that social media has some fantastic benefits. It’s united people around the world, brought friends and family back together, given a voice to marginalised groups, and displayed human bodes in all their glory.
It has shown is the world is not populated exclusively by straight, white, standard size, cis-gender, able-bodied individuals. It has also given me self-confidence, self-love and taught me that I do not need to be in a constant battle with my body. That I’m beautiful the way I am. That it is ok to be fat!!
Under The Bridge
There is another side to it, though. The trolls are an obvious downside. I can only assume that they’re horrible human beings, juvenile little pricks, or people with serious self-esteem issues who do it feel better about themselves. I’m actually pretty lucky.
In spite of the fact that I write here on Medium, my own blog, post on Twitter, and have an Instagram account, the amount of hate I get is fairly low. Probably because I’m a minnow, and the trolls are focusing on the sharks. I do get some mean comments, though. Here’s a flavour for you:
- Piggy
- But I am superior, you cant be healthy and…
