As with so many bad trends, I think "emotional labor" took on its online meaning when depressed people who refused to admit they were depressed used it to cover all their problems - ThreadSky

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kleinman.bsky.social • 75 days ago

As with so many bad trends, I think "emotional labor" took on its online meaning when depressed people who refused to admit they were depressed used it to cover all their problems

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catharsis23.bsky.social•75 days ago

There's something endearingly naive about the idea that if people scold people enough for being weird and annoying online they will stop

jaytingle.bsky.social•75 days ago

Tried it. Doesn’t work.

kleinman.bsky.social•75 days ago

You're telling me that you can't manage to respond to your friends' texts and pack your family's clothes for a trip? That's not the world asking too much of you, that's a sign that you need to talk to a (competent) therapist.

lethalityjane.bsky.social•75 days ago

You want me to have personal accountability? Sounds like emotional labor.

petestaiano.com•75 days ago

the text thing bugs me, because i know people that won't respond to texts at all but will be posting instagram stories for 8 hours a day

demetri.bsky.social•75 days ago

I knew something was deeply wrong with this circle when I saw that woman mad about Bernie's viral moment at Biden's inauguration. Or the foster mom who called her kid emotional labor

demetri.bsky.social•75 days ago

Reading the post now and see foster mom made an appearance

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