We can never really know what people are going through on the internet, because so few people share their full selves online. In a sad way, it’s best to assume that not everything is okay. That way we can show true empathy, not attacks, not even a performance of fake kindness.
@manton Well said! If you remove the phrase “on the Internet” and the qualification “online” from that first sentence you will have a truism about all humanity. Insightful.
@fgtech Great point. It’s probably just exaggerated online because we can’t really see people face to face.
