Internet
posting through it
What does posting through it mean?
Continuing to tweet — often manically — while something is visibly going very wrong in your life. The crisis is happening and the timeline is getting updates.
"His marriage was clearly imploding and he was just posting through it, thread after thread."
Origin
Twitter idiom that crystallised in the mid-2010s as users started live-tweeting breakups, breakdowns, and family deaths in real time.
Frequently asked questions
What does posting through it mean?
It's the act of refusing to log off during a personal crisis and instead tweeting or posting your way through the meltdown in real time.
How do you use posting through it in a sentence?
"His life's falling apart but he's posting through it, tweeting every hour."
Is posting through it a good idea?
It's usually used mockingly. The phrase implies the person should probably step away from social media instead of broadcasting the meltdown.
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