Torn Between Speaking Up and Staying Silent

For the past few months, I have been more silent. I was less present online, and generally spent less time in front of a computer. I feel relaxed and at peace with myself. It has been a very good time, and still is. I needed that time to find myself. Now that I feel at ease with myself, I want to share my thoughts and opinions online again more often. I want to write more, participate more in discussions, and generally find my voice and have a voice. But at the same time, I’m not sure if I actually want to. I’m more and more disappointed with the “software engineering community” online. I’ve been part of this community for years, I’ve met lots of great people, I’ve learned a lot from them, found inspiration, and I am who I am because people in this community had shaped me with good opinions. Lately, though, I feel ashamed to be part of this bubble. There is so much asshole behavior on social media. Many of them are strangers, but what’s disappointing is that I see it from people I…

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