I've just read this piece by @MoorJebsen (h/t @HJJoyceEcon):
https://quillette.com/2019/02/17/a-witch-hunt-on-instagram/ …
What it describes is completely bonkers. Utterly insane. A woman expresses excitement about a trip to India, and then is monstered by a bunch of vicious, virtue-signalling activist types.
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People get off on righteously crushing the morally repugnant Other. Especially if they're getting social media cookies from their in-group for doing so. Deprive them of the payoff. Even if it's hurting, don't capitulate - post pictures of yourself doing happy things.
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