I’ve written a few times about the sociopsychological pathologies afflicting the zoomers (for instance Tonic Masculinity, The Devouring Mother of the Digital Longhouse, and Pixel Valhalla), but my perspective is necessarily that of an outside observer, a Gen-Xer who recalls the comparatively wholesome Before Times before social media ate the offline world. Moreover, my focus has naturally been more on the predicament faced by young men.

In today’s guest essay,

shows us what it looks like from the inside, from the point of view of a zoomer girl who isn’t merely observing the broken sexual hellscape, but coming of age in it. It’s raw, haunting, self-aware, insightful, and a beautiful piece of prose. I think you’ll enjoy it. This essay is also available at zinnia’s new Substack, e-girl estorica, which I think you’ll want to subscribe to.