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It helps to take a stance of "all these people are scum and we're better than them" It doesn't make the problem go away but it contextualizes how they can be that way even though their behaviour is abhorrent to anyone with a soul. The more you try to understand them the more you will find yourself in a spiral of despair as you look at the uncanny inverted parody of a man that is standing before you.

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Most days I'm pretty good at not letting social media bullshit get under my skin but this past weekend I got sucked into exactly what you're talking about reading comments on IG. It was absolutely infuriating me. I had to force myself to shut it all down, take a breath and look at my real life which, despite the craziness around us, is great. I hugged my dog, my husband, my cat, planted my herbs in the garden, and went to celebrate one of my best friends and her husband on her first pregnancy which is so thrilling knowing how much she's always wanted a family. Real life isn't the psychos, bots, and fakes on IG, THANK GOD.

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