Wanting to be seen, to be validated, and also to see and to validate: these urges are human, and I would argue that if you make any kind of art you feel them especially strongly. But chasing those feelings online, you end up feeling like you’re stuck in a cycle of suffering, chasing a mirage you’ll never reach.

The irony is: this brilliant Anne Helen Petersen piece did make me feel seen and validated. So is there a Middle Way here? Curious to know what others think.