Dear People Who Always Write Open Letters,
I have realized that a very common thing lately in the social media world, is to have these "open letters" written for nameless people who usually, in some way have wronged the author of the letter. They'll be titled "An Open Letter to the Boy Who Let Me Get Away" or something arbitrary like that. Then the letters go on to list vague reasons about a vague situation, that obviously has some very personal relevance to the author. Open Letters are like horoscopes, written vaguely so the reader can interpret it however they want, and apply it to their own life. Here is the thing. When you write an "open letter" it is very apparent that it is not actually an open letter. It is fairly obvious that it is directed towards a specific person, who will most likely never read it.
There is this great "therapeutic" type of letter writing, where if someone has wronged you, you write them a letter that lets them know exactly how you feel. It can be as strongly worded as you like. And the beauty of this technique is this: you don't actually send them the letter. You simply get it all off your chest, so you can move on and let the problem go. But now it is trendy to publish those letters, but take names out, and hope that other people relate. But here's the thing, now you've published this letter and let everyone know. And you've immortalized it. Which makes it nearly impossible for you to leave it behind.
These "Open Letters" are really just long subtweets that help no one. There is a reason twitter has a 140 character limit. Keep the pettiness to 140 characters or less please, it makes it a lot easier for me to scroll past it that way. My hope is that one day the world of millennials will realize that writing constantly about someone who has wronged you, makes you look slightly immature. It will help you in the long run to move past the open letter. It will help me too because my social media will no longer be clogged with these inane letters that make me want to bash my head into a wall.
Sincerely,
The Person Who Prefers Closed Letters
