To Forget is an Ethical Act ⇥ emilygorcenski.com

Emily Gorcenski decided to prune her dormant Twitter/X account, one post at a time:

Revisiting every post came with emotional baggage. Many of the posts were cringe; several were from stupid internet arguments. Others were painful to watch, dredging up traumatic experiences or memories of loved ones who’ve passed. But reading them was also a unique and worthwhile experience. It gave me the opportunity to reflect on what I’ve learned from 10+ years of microblogging and, hopefully, has made me a better person. So that’s what this post is about: a little self-retrospective on what brought me to where I am and, by extension, a little clue of where I might be going. Here’s what I’ve learned.

I am sure there would be a lot to learn if I decided it would be worth going through my own fifteen-and-a-bit years of tweets, but I would not wish that upon my worst enemy. Kudos to Gorcenski for this thoughtful reflection.