Gabriel Hahn: Had his Facebook status quoted back to him word for word, but in alternating capitals and lowercase letters. Only then could he see how foolish the point he was making actually sounded, and immediately recanted.
Leah Coen: Posted a picture of one-third of her face next to some autumnal gourds on Instagram. A rando commented, “darling u r beautiful.” She was overcome by the passion of his words, and now they are married.
Martin Lessing: Saw a response to his tweet that read, “Sir, this is a Wendy’s.” He looked up and realized that he was indeed standing in a Wendy’s, an entirely inappropriate place for him to be staging his effusive polemic about libertarianism. He stopped typing, ordered a milkshake, and felt much better.
Bret Stephens: Got called a “metaphorical bedbug” on Twitter and proceeded to delete his account and write a Times Op-Ed about how calling him a bedbug was the equivalent of doing the Holocaust to him. Believe it or not, that’s a win for Bret!
Ramona Fenton: Somebody wrote under her tweet, “Delete ur account.” She deleted her account and went on a silent retreat. She feels like she can finally breathe again. The colors of the world are brighter.
Nora Everly: Wrote a long Instagram comment about how difficult it is to be straight and white but have a crush on a queer woman of color in your workplace who doesn’t seem to be romantically interested in you. The comment went viral and is being turned into an Amazon series. Nora has realized that, although she thought she wanted to date her co-worker, what she really wanted was an Amazon series.
Dan Riley: Called a complete stranger a “garbage pile who should only have bad things happen to you” on LinkedIn, for absolutely no reason. He’s feeling pretty good about this move.
