The cruelty and kindness of social media in the midst of a disaster

The cruelty and kindness of social media in the midst of a disaster

Over the weekend, I watched my hometown burn. Because I live 5,000 miles away, I watched this from my flat in London, mostly via Instagram. That I could anxiously spend a weekend in this manner is a testament to the strange discordance of social media. In the space of a few seconds, it’s possible to…