What My Viral Post on Israel-Hamas Propaganda Really Means

If you had said that my Instagram post about the worst terrorist attack on Jews since the Holocaust would reach hundreds of millions of people, get translated into dozens of languages, and be shared by some of the biggest celebrities on the planet, I would’ve said, “maybe?”

Not because of me—because that’s our world now.

I think that post connected with people—high school friends, complete strangers, Gal Gadot—because it acknowledged our shared complicity in the dimming of our compassion. For better or worse, we look to social media for solidarity and education. It’s the modern newsstand, where your roommate gets as much shelf space as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and all of your cousins.

Read more at The Daily Beast.