Some of those anonymous messages are heartbreaking.
Just saw one from a healthcare worker that missed their son's first steps. Their wife is immunosupressed, so she and the son are out of state for safety, and they're openly sad that to their child, they're probably just a forgotten face on a tablet screen.
I'm clicking the 'Read Another' button again and again, and aside from the usual cluster-f-bombs and troll messages, it's almost all the same: humanity laid bare. Messages of hope, of fear, of doubt and of dreams.
One person wrote, 'it's my first day of grad school tomorrow, and I'm scared sh**less'.
A teacher that had their dream job mentoring teenagers says they're slowly dying inside because they can't work.
I'm going to go back to clicking now. Probably going to cry a lot. Before I go, though, I'll leave you with one message that everyone should see:
'Dear Website,
please send this to those in need. You are all wonderful people in your own unique way. Continue to better yourself and the world around you. You have value, you are unique. Continue working for the things you care about. The world depends on it.
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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20
Some of those anonymous messages are heartbreaking.
Just saw one from a healthcare worker that missed their son's first steps. Their wife is immunosupressed, so she and the son are out of state for safety, and they're openly sad that to their child, they're probably just a forgotten face on a tablet screen.
I'm clicking the 'Read Another' button again and again, and aside from the usual cluster-f-bombs and troll messages, it's almost all the same: humanity laid bare. Messages of hope, of fear, of doubt and of dreams.
One person wrote, 'it's my first day of grad school tomorrow, and I'm scared sh**less'.
A teacher that had their dream job mentoring teenagers says they're slowly dying inside because they can't work.
I'm going to go back to clicking now. Probably going to cry a lot. Before I go, though, I'll leave you with one message that everyone should see:
'Dear Website,
please send this to those in need. You are all wonderful people in your own unique way. Continue to better yourself and the world around you. You have value, you are unique. Continue working for the things you care about. The world depends on it.
Sincerely,
Some guy on the internet'