Emily Ley

Emily Ley

What nobody tells you about being a Person on the Internet

When silence feels like complicity but speaking up feels like stepping into a minefield

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Emily Ley
Sep 18, 2025
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Being a Person on the Internet is interesting. I mean, it's always interesting, but it's especially interesting right now. I have been saying this exact statement for the last five years. Since 2020. In 2020, our world witnessed the killing of George Floyd, experienced the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and navigated a highly contentious Presidential election.

What does this have to do with being a Person on the Internet, you ask... well, everything.

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