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Unmana's avatar

Thank you for this very thoughtful piece. And for those links--I devoured the first two, and am saving the third for later.

I thought personal blogging was making us more comfortable with sharing the messy parts of life, and then Instagram came and it's all shining curated moments. I'm finding Instagram very difficult at the moment, and stay away for long periods.

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Isabel Cowles Murphy's avatar

I am floored and humbled and honored to find myself in this piece. I have so much to say about vulnerability (especially on the Internet) but mostly: when we're unguarded and open, there's nowhere to fall. I'm on solid ground when I'm not defending any identities. And I agree with Lyn--freedom from pretense is deeply magnetic to watch. Still, there is a friction (not as much in person, but definitely online) where we don't want to over-reveal for the sake of it. But your writing is so elegant and thoughtful it's obvious that whatever you share is deliberately crafted. You can trust that... and keep giving the people what we want--the truth! Onward!

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