This article was originally published in the November 2023 print edition. As news coverage of the Israel-Hamas War has increased, so has the number of social media posts I see related to the ongoing deaths, injuries and traumas there. I’m coming to accept the value of witnessing these atrocities in close to real time as a person of privilege. Still, there is also a cost when casual consumption becomes doomscrolling.
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Smith College is in the midst of an Instagram renaissance. New accounts dedicated to niche aspects of Smith culture have sprouted up on the social…