Julie Sprankles writes: “It’s become a bit of an inevitability: I’ll be scrolling social media at night, as one does, when I stumble upon a drama-filled reel about someone going through a divorce. Then the algorithm does its thing and, before I know it, I’m being served countless #DivorceTok videos. It doesn’t matter that I’m happily married — I can’t seem to scroll past one of these reels without staying tuned in until the end. Many of my friends report being served (and watching) the same things. Which begs the question: Why are happily married people obsessed with watching breakup content?” She dug into it and man is it fascinating. |