How to Overshare on the Internet

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Step 1: Start Oversharing

There are two things church and creative writing groups have in common; boundaries don’t exist. If your pastor asks about your struggle with sexual sin, you don’t lie to him. Instead, you start telling him how you and your boyfriend devised a plan never to be in the same room without supervision.

Similarly, if your creative writing professor tells you your short story seems unrealistic, you start writing about your real-life relationships to find realism.

I am classically trained to overshare.

Step 2: Start a Twitter Account

I’m neurodivergent, so I’m not going to assume the ability to follow vague instructions is self-explanatory, but Twitter’s step-by-step guide to setting up an account is helpful.

If you need help, ask a Gen Z.

Step 3: Start Oversharing on Twitter

I started oversharing on Twitter because only two family members follow my Twitter account and don’t check Twitter very often, so I figured my rants would be safe for at least two months.

That’s how long it took before concerns over my Twitter account started intruding on family conversations. So use your first two months of freedom…