Innocent scrolling leads to a rude awakening.
A social media feed says it’s someone’s birthday. Instead of simply sending a message, one decides to visit the profile page of a celebrant.
More scrolling produces a revelation. The celebrant is now an ancestor.
The person scrolling is left with a numb feeling and several unanswered questions.
There is something too clinical and neat about the way news is shared, nowadays.
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