The year is 2035. You log into your social media account. The first thing you see is someone sharing an account of their journey as a model over the years. It fills you with joy to see something so positive. But then, you see some troll-like account shaming this person for how they look below their photograph. That disgusts you. You log off of social media before you can hit ‘send’ on that scathing reply you spent 15 minutes typing. Not today, you decide. Later that day, you are reminded of that random comment. You found the person who posted their photo beautiful and empowering. The person that commented below the same picture didn’t. They chose to sit behind the curtain of anonymity that the internet provided and called someone ‘wrinkly and ugly.’ That doesn’t sit right with you. You think - ‘that person’s concept of beauty must be something else entirely.’ Hmm, is it really that, though? ‘Oh! Or that maybe, they’re just a very rude and sad person hating others online.’ There. T...
The echo chamber can be especially loud some days and difficult to escape. Here are stories that aim at providing you that escape while raising awareness about stuff you need to know.