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Do you feel uncomfortable?

TW: This post talks about some very contentious social issues. If what is going on in the news right now brings up a lot of strong emotions for you, you may want to skip this post. The world of social media is wild. Suddenly anyone who has access (which virtually means anyone over the age of 13) can tell their world their opinions. On anything. They can ask questions or make declarations, and boom, it's out there. Gotta love freedom of speech. But one of the side effects of this access and freedom is that sometimes, people are going to say something you don't agree with. Whether it's about something as innocuous as whether Twilight was actually movie gold or not ( not , obvs), or something as triggering as human rights (black lives matter, blue lives matter, MAGA, the LGBTQ+ community, religion...), on a platform that sees about 20% of the world's population, there will be more than a few thoughts on the matter. When you see something you don't agree with, what happ