everyone is a creator and influencer to their own small communities. And there’s this expectation that’s trickled down to everyone with an account that you need to acknowledge all kinds of potential audiences if you choose to post. Even if you’re just sharing about your own life, you need to take it into account. Posting is much more complex.

The question of whether there’s space for unresolved thoughts online is really a question of whether there’s space for most people.

Most of us neither think in Tweet-sized bites nor find it natural to share thoughts with everyone we know. Yet, on the internet, posting usually means exactly that: sharing Tweet-sized bites with everyone you know. So m... See more

there’s something larger going on, particularly with those of us who’ve been posting for most of our adult lives: on Tumblr, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Snapchat, on Instagram. We’re exhausted with the labor of self-documentation — especially when it seems that our posts aren’t even surfacing for our close friends. But we’re also tired of being per... See more