🧵This is a VERY brief thread about #HCWvsHunger tonight because this week has been out of control, & I still have to pack to fly to Texas for #SABCS22 on 12/5, which is TOMORROW! A longer thread will follow because I know everyone comes to Twitter for long form, lol.
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The last few months worried me. The economy. The numerically & emotionally depleted #MedTwitter colleagues. The very fate of this platform, which has big problems, & also has been an undeniable source of reliable info to the public during this #pandemic & community for us all.
When I thought about the work involved in doing #HCWvsHunger for a 3rd time, those things were all top of mind. Feeding hungry people is vital. It's unconscionable that some of us have full bellies while others starve when WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THAT, #MedTwitter. /3
So, for me, there was never any question in my mind that as long as there was anyone else to do #HCWvsHunger with me--even one person--I was coming back for more. And @acweyand, our fearless founder, never walks away from a challenge. She gives & gives & gives. #MedTwitter /4
The truth is that in doing #HCWvsHunger, I'm not just hoping to rescue our fellow human beings from food insecurity, I'm also hoping to rescue #MedTwitter...and ourselves. We've lost >1M people in the US alone in this #pandemic. It would be easy to stop believing in ourselves. /5
Social media takes advantage of ancient, conserved pathways in our brains that addict us to platforms like Twitter. It's easy to get swept up into rage, mistrust, hopelessness. It can leave us wondering why we're here at all. So #HCWvsHunger is a reminder, #MedTwitter... /6
That social media platforms are tools. We can use them or be used by them. We decide. They have power. Will we put it to work for good or bad? We decide. This wk, #MedTwitter, we used this place for the very best of purposes: to rescue one another. #HCWvsHunger, well done. 👊/End
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