“If she quit social media, she feared her followers would believe she had something to hide. If she continued to post emotional updates, they would say she was cravenly seeking sympathy to gin up engagement. If she stopped talking about cancer in her videos, her detractors would say she was too upbeat. “I’m sorry that they are so angry that living with cancer can look different than they think it should,” she said
“No matter what I do, these people move the goal posts.””
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/nyregion/sydney-towle-cancer-videos-tiktok.html
“My cancer knowledge is extremely limited,” one of Ms. Towle’s frequent critics texted. “Please respect my privacy.”
Eeeeeeeaaaaaaaggggghhh. It's impossible to even parody these people. Another one is "the privacy officer for Valley Health System, headquartered in Bergen County, N.J., where she shapes and manages the organization’s patient privacy practices, according to her LinkedIn profile."
It's just surreal. I know I sound like a Redditor when I say I hope that latter one loses her job, but seriously, it's appropriate here.
