• Presses reply
• Types an insightful comment
• Looks at it. There’s something wrong with it. He just doesn’t know what.
• Erases it. Starts over.
• *Still doesn’t feel right *
• Hits cancel, discards the comment, and goes back to doom scrolling.

But I like being a lurker 😟

It’s ok to be a lurker. Lurkers, I’m happy you’re here with us.

Frequent lurker here, I just have such a hard time getting my thoughts out into words that’s relevant to a conversation. Add in an irrational amount of aversion to negative feedback (real or perceived) and it just feels better to just keep scrolling.

One day I’ll get better at this, it’s not easy when my socializing experience has been dominated with negativity both online and offline.

Are you sure about that?

Fuck off, cunt-ass engagement farmer.

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