I’d argue having people vocal about changing the narratives to discuss our issues would have a bigger impact than “optimistic determination”. I’m thinking abou

I’d argue having people vocal about changing the narratives to discuss our issues would have a bigger impact than “optimistic determination”. I’m thinking about for instance what happened during #metoo. The narrative wasn’t about optimism, but sharing that many understand the victims’ struggle, they aren’t alone, and can come to the front to tell their stories. The same way telling people to not follow instagram has probably less impact than explaining how these photoshoots work, the money flow, the production staff behind, the eating disorders coming with these body styles etc. I’m basically thinking that fighting poisonous narratives with “don’t look at them” or “be optimistic anyway” isn’t the best approach when facing kids who don’t have enough background to understand why the these narratives are wrong in the first place.