The Sandpaper Lesson That Went Viral and Exposed What Teens Carry Inside

enough, or thin enough, or rich enough for the algorithm.”

The room went dead silent. Even the hum of the ventilation system seemed to fade.

“In that digital world you live in,” I pointed to the trash can where the smashed phone lay, “when you don’t like something, you block it. You swipe left. You filter it out. You use an app to smooth your skin and continue reading …