Anxieyote
Sobriety over everything else • 30 • Midwest
- Mar 24, 2021
- 445
Sometimes I forget that you can't be 100% transparent about your thoughts.
I like to write essays on my social media, and I wrote one recently about unemployed people, and how they are viewed by society.
In this essay, I listed various reasons why people distance themselves from the unemployed, and I think it struck a nerve with my friend.
I logically pointed out that an unemployed person would likely not be able to afford food, and be a liability to someone who had to buy meals for them. I also stated that unemployed people would be potentially less-interesting to talk to, because their ability to travel and have new experiences would be greatly limited by a lack of money.
She screenshotted the part where I said that unemployed people were "less interesting", and sent it to me with the caption "Wow ok, bye then"
I wasn't aware that she may have been unemployed, but regardless, that essay wasn't targeting her specifically. I've enjoyed speaking to her and I think she's nice, I was just exploring potential reasons why society looks down upon the unemployed.
I feel really bad now, because obviously she felt personally-targeted by what I said. I don't like losing friends, and I am kicking myself for not making normal posts like she does where she puts on quirky acts for the camera and makes funny faces.
I'm flying very close to the sun with my essays, but to me, that is what makes my social media special and interesting. I like to make thought-provoking and incendiary observations, but it's painful when that results in losing someone who seemed to be interested in a genuine friendship.
I like to write essays on my social media, and I wrote one recently about unemployed people, and how they are viewed by society.
In this essay, I listed various reasons why people distance themselves from the unemployed, and I think it struck a nerve with my friend.
I logically pointed out that an unemployed person would likely not be able to afford food, and be a liability to someone who had to buy meals for them. I also stated that unemployed people would be potentially less-interesting to talk to, because their ability to travel and have new experiences would be greatly limited by a lack of money.
She screenshotted the part where I said that unemployed people were "less interesting", and sent it to me with the caption "Wow ok, bye then"
I wasn't aware that she may have been unemployed, but regardless, that essay wasn't targeting her specifically. I've enjoyed speaking to her and I think she's nice, I was just exploring potential reasons why society looks down upon the unemployed.
I feel really bad now, because obviously she felt personally-targeted by what I said. I don't like losing friends, and I am kicking myself for not making normal posts like she does where she puts on quirky acts for the camera and makes funny faces.
I'm flying very close to the sun with my essays, but to me, that is what makes my social media special and interesting. I like to make thought-provoking and incendiary observations, but it's painful when that results in losing someone who seemed to be interested in a genuine friendship.
