Years ago I used to map strange corners of the internetnot the normal social media stuffthe places people fall into when theyre not doing wellincel boardsdepression forumsobscure imageboardsrandom deep web communitiesI called them "burrows"not therapy spacesjust places where people show up when theyre spiralingeventually stopped doing ita lot of those places got banned / disappearedso now Im back at the beginning again4chan ROBOT9001yeah I know this sounds edgy butparts of the internet are basically emotional disaster zonessometimes someone just being present there actually mattersI follow a simple rule I call Umbral Soteriadont try to be a therapistdont DM vulnerable peopledont build dependencydont play herojust watch the thresholdif someone is clearly crashing, point them toward real helpotherwise just be a normal human presencepractice started after a digital friend of mine killed herselfanywayIm trying to map new burrows againplaces where people gather when theyre depressed / isolated / losing itanyone know corners of the internet like that?if you need a name you can call me Mia Zoe Soteriaalso curious if anyone else does something like this
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