When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life

Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years. Other than a strong Polish accent, she fits a certain stereotype of the All-American life. She’s blonde. Her husband is a veteran Marine. Her two children, a boy and a girl, joined the military as adults. She sells houses—she’s a real estate agent at Re/Max—helping others realize their own American dream.

@baldur it just goes to show that people often forget there's another human at the other end of the phone line.

I tend to think this is by design because Facebook and Twitter deliberately mess with people's emotions to increase engagement. On platforms that push people to show their real world identities collateral damage is inevitable.