When my younger sister suddenly passed away last October, I was overwhelmed by the support of my friends, both new and old. Messages of love and condolence cushioned my grief and enabled me to feel anything but alone. As a teenager who came into being in the midst of Instagram’s emergence, I share every significant life event on my page. Winning rowing races, getting our dogs, prom, running a 10K for charity, getting into university, moving to Turkey, graduation, my anniversary — all of it has gone online.
