The launch of Meta’s Threads proves yet again we are too much in awe of the internet

Meta's Threads app and Twitter logos: ‘We are still so in awe of what the internet can do we outsize our deference to it.’ Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

I came to social media to stay in touch with friends and family when I lived overseas. I stayed for its cornucopia of character development opportunities. As this last week has shown, they are on limitless offer.

We all know by now that should you wish to improve your resilience to harassment and abuse, be a woman, express a nuanced political opinion on the internet and – little lady – just you wait.