Wildest Posts From the Depths of Facebook (May 14, 2023)

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

May 14, 2023 3:30 PM EDT

For all its less enjoyable qualities (and the less enjoyable people it attracts), I have to value Facebook for giving a voice to those who don't always have a listening ear in their actual life. They aren't necessarily going to get it on social media, either, but sometimes shouting into the void feels better than having nowhere to shout to.

Admittedly, sometimes this isn't so much of a great thing for the rest of us — depending on who we're friends with and what the algorithm thinks we're going to like, we can be confronted with some particularly deranged content. Realistically, it's not that much more deranged than what we're going to find anywhere else, but on Facebook it always seems like there's a particular flavor to it. The posts in this list vary wildly in style and intent, proving that for better or worse, scrolling the newsfeed can be a bumpy ride.