Manuel Moreale’s recent post on Celebrating Failure resonated with me. I’ve read it a few times now. "You can ingest only so many success stories before starting to feel bad for not being one of them. Itâs partly why social media mostly sucks. Itâs performative. Everyone is showing the best parts of their lives while the shitty moments are kept private, away from public eyes." At times I feel as though the online world shows so much of the celebratory fun and fireworks - holding a hand up to recognize that I get sucked into doing that. But perhaps sadly, life isn’t always about celebration. The... www.crossingthethreshold.net

@crossingthethreshold This is partly why I find Discover unusable, it’s too sterile for my tastes, too upbeat and doesn’t reflect reality.

@crossingthethreshold it's interesting to see this because sometimes I stop myself from blogging / posting my writings because it's not as upbeat as everyone else's, and I don't want to be such a downer or rain on anyone's parade.