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I think that perhaps your circumstances and privileges may differ from others.

Not everyone carries the same social skills to be able to emotionally handle being fired from work over a Facebook photo (which has happened in the US many times).

Many also lack the ability or desire to want to form intimate friendships with all but a small number of people.

Others may be actively stalked, harassed and/or physically or sexually assaulted for being too open with others online that seemed trustworthy early on, but later abused that trust.

Jennifer Lawrence seems like a lovely person, but she also is white, financially secure, and has a bodyguard.




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