I love this app. I’ve always loved this app.
Maybe because writing has always been my strongest superpower. I express myself better when I write. It also allows me to hide my face, my environment, my circumstances. And it used to be a lot of fun to joke, laugh, and argue with people on here.
But in a world where people have always debated (read: argued) to win rather than to learn, building a platform that rewards engagement monetarily was always going to have consequences. Monetization didn’t create that problem, but it certainly poured fuel on it.
Imagine a massive parliament where everyone is screaming at each other, not because they care deeply about the positions they're defending, but because attention has become a currency. Some people genuinely believe what they're saying. Most are simply playing to the crowd. Either way, the loudest and most outrageous voices tend to travel the furthest.
I understand the ideal behind it all. I really do. A place where everyone can voice their opinions on issues they care about is a great thing. But when money gets tied to attention, people naturally gravitate toward whatever earns more of it. Sometimes that means saying things they don't believe. Other times it means becoming more extreme versions of who they already are. Both outcomes concern me.
And in a time when so many kids are growing up online instead of outside, that matters. The internet isn't just reflecting culture anymore; it's helping shape it. When the most rewarded behaviour is outrage, performance, and conflict, that doesn't stay on the screen. It spills over into how people think, talk, and relate to one another.
These days, I post, reply to dms and then leave because scrolling through gives me too much anxiety.
And even though I'm saying how I feel, the quote that will probably get the most engagement on this post will read something like:
"Janice, STFU."
Maybe they're right and I’m just too old for this app.
Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way.
He leaves with a Premier League title to his name and our deepest gratitude and appreciation.
🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE: ARNE SLOT AND LIVERPOOL TO PART WAYS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 💣
It’s over between the Dutch manager and Liverpool after end of the season review. 👋🏼
Andoni Iraola, clear favorite to take over as next #LFC head coach.
I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.
Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.
Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.
Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.
As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.
Legendary Ghanaian actor “Master Richard” (@dadaboatgh) has been enstooled as acting chief of Adamorobe, taking the stool name Nana Osei Boakye Yiadom II
It’s hard, maybe even unfair… but I’m grateful this is happening to me here, among you. I’m not alone. Your strength and your love will be my driving force. See you again soon, Anfield ❤️