As with so much else that is mediated by the internet, the medium’s dissociative effects prevent us from centering the humanity of the people involved.
Holden's and his seatmate's story became something they did not intend and this is the inherent danger in social media. Its almost like a free for all with no consequences
recording it all in a Twitter thread that went viral and garnered the hashtag #PlaneBae.
I find it interesting that The Atlantic files this story with a URL that includes "/entertainment/" in it's path. Culture, certainly, but how are three seemingly random people's lives meant to be classified by such a journalistic source as "entertainment?"