#Social Media

Beyond the Trap of Polished Comparisons

Steven Furtick’s remark captures a distinctly modern distortion: we measure our private struggles against someone else’s curated public image. In other words, we compare the raw footage of our lives—mistakes, doubts, del...

How Social Media Redistributes Voice and Influence

Amy Jo Martin’s claim frames social media as a powerful leveler, a space where gatekeepers no longer fully control who gets heard. In earlier eras, newspapers, television networks, and major publishers decided which voic...