'The instant gratification of social media and narratives around the history of activism have compressed the perceived time between action and result. But the truth of the nation is that the path to the end is a long and uncomfortable.' oureric
One of the promises of the internet is that if you keep clicking, you'll see everything. And though I know, we all know, that's a lie, there are enough small tidbits of closure to keep us scrolling, clicking, reacting, and scrolling again. The celebrity scandal that bubbles up into a dramatic arc, climaxing with a public apology, for instance, has a neat enough structure that it feels satisfying, like a movie.
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