How social media works

Me: finally got my new sandals. Just in time for a morning at the beach.

Person 1: you shouldn't wear sandals! They don't have enough arch support!

Person 2: wait, didn't you just buy new shoes? You can't spend all your money on shoes! You have plenty of shoes already!

Person 3: ewww they're not vegan, are they???

Person 4: oh ew I would NEVER wear anything by THAT brand! And ew gross you bought through AMAZON???

Person 5: you shouldn't go to the beach! You can't afford the gas and the beach is always dirty from people going there and you'll get sunburned and why are you going to the beach in the morning anyway??? Did you take time off work just to go to the beach???

Person 6 (by messenger) why are you going to the beach alone??? Did your girlfriend break up with you??? I'm sorry but I never liked her. I know you'll hate me for this but I tried for your sake and I just don't like her at all and I unfriended her.

People never get out of middle school in most cases, do they? The weird thing is I somehow learned a long time ago to just mind my own fucking business. Someone else gets new sandals and goes to the beach, I trust them to mind their money and health and professional schedules and to know the basics of how life works. Weird how there is no reciprocity.

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anonymous Other June 23, 2025 at 1:57 pm 0 0