Psychology Today | 11.02.2026 05:15
This year, I had to admit something uncomfortable: The work I once called “advocacy” on social media no longer felt effective. For more than five years—beginning in the early days of COVID-19—I slowly built what some might call a sizable online presence. As my accounts grew, so did my comfort speaking publicly about difficult but important socio-political issues: feminism, racism, political unrest, and the role politics plays in our lives. I was busy.