02/12/2026
The interweb has felt increasingly annoying to me. Like … it’s kinda … toxic? Anyone else?
Wether it’s someone posting something in a way they’d never say to a group of people sitting before them or another human’s actual face, or commenting incredibly rudely to strangers on a screen, or people caving to algorithms and opting post shock and rage bait to try and engage an audience, or falling for the tricks and being sucked into and consumed by it all… it’s all yikes. And not real life. There are many actually unhinged and unstable people in the real world, no doubt, and most of them hang out in these internet streets. Let’s acknowledge that too. There’s also a ton of bots. And Basement Bobs. And lonely, resentful Aunt So-And-Sos. Most of us aren’t that. So let’s not allow some with poor behavior define how we spend scroll time, okay? Don’t get sucked into the extremes and the rage factories. You’ve got an actual real life outside of the screens that try and suck you in and steal from you. And it’s so much better.
There are also a LOT of healthy, balanced, helpful, honest, upright people trying to do what they feel called to do online and in real life. I’m so grateful for them staying the course and know from my own personal experience trying to do the same that it can be very trying at times. Those of you who show up with encouragement and support through your likes, considerate and thoughtful comments, shares, and kind messages are blessing them for sure, but you are also helping set the tone for what these spaces can be.
I know I personally feel less discouraged when I see you out here being the encouragers you are, not just to me, but to others too. It matters more than you probably realize. You’re the best. For real. Thank you for making the interwebs AND real life better.
Two verses that came to mind:
““but test everything; hold fast what is good.”
1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV
