It’s no wonder something like this went viral on social media, as if we didn’t need another reason to move to another platform. I remember that moment when Threads, Bluesky, Twitter, Mastodon, and other things existed. And I think this is really the Wars of the Roses.
I’m on Twitter all the time (I never say X), but I still can’t seem to stop. It is still important and useful for many reasons.
The advantage for writers, from my point of view, is that it provides a buffet of unusual behavior that they would never otherwise have access to.
All trolls.
Well, you get examples of medical conditions that you wouldn’t come across in normal life, but on the other hand, it also expands everyone’s imagination about what kind of people are out there. This gets even more interesting and complicated when you consider that people can’t be their authentic selves online either. Readers who pick up this book now will be less skeptical about the extreme behavior of characters on the internet, which gives them much more leeway to do absurd things without flouting realism. Dew.
Why would a loser or a reject pursue such a fascinating character in this project?
Obvious answer, that’s what I have in mind. As someone who has experienced rejection many times over, in my opinion, I have not been able to find a ton of books that deal centrally with the subject or treat it as more than just a plot point. was the driving force behind this work.
What themes did you feel were important to unravel?
How I got on the Internet: One is that the Internet is a place where people often seek answers, especially to questions they would be too embarrassed to ask in real life. They are looking for people who have gone through the same thing. This was once the main task of literature.
The other thing is that when you’re lonely, especially when you’re kind of hurt and lonely, it’s very tempting to be in a medium that can’t reject you. Internet is never turned off. You will not be denied use unless you are in an inaccessible location. It creates a zero-calorie form of socializing that calms lonely people, at least temporarily. It’s hard to avoid that when writing about modern life.
Is loneliness one of the defining symptoms of our time?
No, loneliness will always exist. Strangely enough, our chances of witnessing loneliness have increased exponentially. The fact that there are alternative means of socializing rather than meeting in person contributes a little to that. It’s a bit of a moral panic that social media is solely responsible for causing it.
