I was actually pretty excited about the impact of social media back in the day (2008+). I remember saying, we just need to be loud and things will change. Tha

I was actually pretty excited about the impact of social media back in the day (2008+). I remember saying, we just need to be loud and things will change. That didn't work out the way I expected it to. My initial take on social media was that it would be a place for free expression. It took me a long time before I realized that people expect what you say on social media to be consumable by them, otherwise it makes them wonder and that makes them cringe. It surfaced more judgement than anything. Now its just accepted that social media is a cringefest and that type of judgment has become embedded in how we look at everything (not just social media posts).