I worry sometimes that we don’t know how to read anymore. I know it’s not the biggest problem. That’s a phrase I have to add because someone’s going to read that and tell me there are bigger problems. And there are. But this sure as fuck isn’t helping.
As writers we require empathy, but having to think about every possible way someone could misconstrue our words, even by being wilfully obtuse, is incredibly stifling. Both you and Roxane Gay have written about it in the past week. It's a fucking problem.
I've watched a beloved friend struggle all day with an obnoxious instagram brigading on her small business page. And I want to give them advice because they are a sweet summer child and I'm a super-online person and know everything about ON HERE. But I would only tie myself in knots explainering that you can't say this, you have to qualify that, and on and on and on and end up seem like an absolutely insane person.
So I loved this personal essay (did I just say that?) especially today. Thank you.
I'm thankful you can put your thoughts onto paper. Your stories always send my mind to something relatable and then I'm writing my own story in my head and it's always a rollercoaster and yeah thanks ❤️
As an unabashed super fan of the parenthetical, this shit right here is my mfing jam! 
As writers we require empathy, but having to think about every possible way someone could misconstrue our words, even by being wilfully obtuse, is incredibly stifling. Both you and Roxane Gay have written about it in the past week. It's a fucking problem.
Yet another amazing good read and it’s completely relatable. Dealing with people who read way too much into what is being said or typed is exhausting.
"I’ve never seen a man’s work called a personal essay. jesus christ how had I never noticed this
When you can't win for losing.
or
No good deed goes unpunished.
I've watched a beloved friend struggle all day with an obnoxious instagram brigading on her small business page. And I want to give them advice because they are a sweet summer child and I'm a super-online person and know everything about ON HERE. But I would only tie myself in knots explainering that you can't say this, you have to qualify that, and on and on and on and end up seem like an absolutely insane person.
So I loved this personal essay (did I just say that?) especially today. Thank you.
Better than David Foster Wallace’s interminable footnotes. Love wife people too.
Also: Assume everyone on the internet is a troll until/ unless they prove they are human. (But, be nice about it.)
I'm thankful you can put your thoughts onto paper. Your stories always send my mind to something relatable and then I'm writing my own story in my head and it's always a rollercoaster and yeah thanks ❤️
Omg this was good. I grinned my way through the whole thing. Thank god you didn’t offend anyone. Whichever god anyone wants to thank 🤣
Goddamned outstanding piece of writing here. Thank you!
I love this so much. And yes, we don’t know how to read.
Fucking hilarious. Even though there's a serious message here...😂🤣👍👊
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This spoke to me (especially the parentheticals) Thanks for writing!