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9. I don't understand why people have to live their lives online

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 01:25 PM

15 hrs ago

- does *everything* personal have to be published to the world? Also, death threats are so common these days that they're no more than tics.

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They Had an Abortion After a Down Syndrome Test, Then Told Millions, death threats followed [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago OP

We had the test. murielm99 20 hrs ago #1

It's a horrible choice with positives and negatives for both EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #3

So many absolute losers on Twitter. Oneironaut 17 hrs ago #4

I fully support the idea that people should be able to make LisaL 17 hrs ago #5

Me Coolgoober 17 hrs ago #6

Well, I would not go public with a decision like that. MineralMan 17 hrs ago #7

Thats why people keep the pregnancy secret for a few months... BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #8

Well, that's one reason. The other is that not every pregnancy MineralMan 15 hrs ago #10

I don't understand why people have to live their lives online GenThePerservering 15 hrs ago #9