Many people without the disposable income to throw at someone with a master’s degree and Wayfair furniture have found themselves part of the audience of an emerging subcategory of influencer: well-intentioned, wholly unqualified online personalities who package therapy speak into free minute-long vignettes. Welcome to the weird world of “trickle-down therapy.” Hope it makes … [Read more...] about BARBER: The weird world of “trickle-down therapy”
CANTWELL: Social media: Friend or foe?
I was lucky enough to have grown up in the years just before social media. I spent my childhood playing outside with my friends, calling my cousin on the landline with the number I’d memorized, and only staring at a screen to play the occasional computer or video game. Social media didn’t take off until I was a teenager, and for that, I am grateful. I have watched people I … [Read more...] about CANTWELL: Social media: Friend or foe?