Note (2024-03-27 00:25)

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When strangers share real stories about their lives, maybe one of the least intrusive things to do is not offer advice or platitudes, but to quietly lurk and listen. Even when I have something nice to say, I’d rather not say anything at all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/magazine/lurking-online.html