PGP / SPD My story:

Anti-Social Media So many of my online friends are abandoning Facebook because of the hostility, abuse, and sheer toxicity that has become normalised. As someone living with dynamic disabilities, I completely understand why they feel they need to do it. I've been targeted myself. But it's heartbreaking when you've known people for years—people who were there when you were isolated, housebound, or bedbound—and they're effectively being bullied out of the spaces where you stayed connected. Many disabled people don't have large social circles in real life. Illness, disability, caring responsibilities, trauma, and accessibility barriers can make social media a lifeline rather than a luxury. That's why it's so disheartening to watch amazing people leave because they are exhausted by constant hostility. I've reported threats of violence, hate campaigns, targeted harassment, and posts designed to incite hatred. Too often, nothing happens. No action is taken. No...

Watching Kindness Disappear: People have been acting a bit wild lately. There’s a noticeable increase in hostile group behaviour, and while it often gets personalised, the truth is that most of the time it isn’t about the individual being targeted at all. We’re living in a time where people are tired, overwhelmed, and stretched thin. Life is hard. Systems are failing. Support is inconsistent. Many people are operating in survival mode. And when that happens, patience and empathy are often the first things to disappear. Sometimes it’s something as small as forgetting to say “please.” Sometimes it’s a message written bluntly because someone is exhausted, neurodivergent, anxious, or simply having a bad day. Instead of curiosity or compassion, what follows is a pile-on. A jump. A snap judgment. A sudden assumption of intent that was never there to begin with. What I see, again and again, is people waiting for a mistake. Waiting for a slip, a poorly worded sentence, a moment of vulnerabilit...