Are the #GRWM or #unboxing videos really just entertainment?

Or are they something deeper? And is that a moral injury?

We had so much to say on this topic, so this will be split into two parts. The second part will be out in two weeks!

Sources for this episode:
TikToks:

1. Infinite Scroll Podcast
2. @Oldloserinbrooklyn
3. @Justina.sharp

Articles:

• Top 25 Instagram Influencers- Influencer Marketing Hub
• A Brief History of Influencers-Social Media Today
• Types of Social Media Accounts- Insider Intelligence
• How Much Do Our Wardrobes Cost to the Environment? - World Bank

Is being a bridesmaid a simple celebration of friendship or is it something darker?

Is that a moral injury?

Sources for this episode:

• What Does it Mean to be a Bridesmaid now? - Vogue
• The dangers of being a bridesmaid in China mean some brides now hire professionals - The Conversation
• So You’ve Been Asked to Be a Bridesmaid. Now What? - New York Times
• 10 harrowing realities of being a bridesmaid - Harper's Bazaar
• 5 Reasons Why You'll Love Being A Bridesmaid! - Dessy Group
• All About Love- bell hooks
• The Knot 2022 Real Weddings Study
• Bridal Shower Etiquette You Should Know Before You Start Planning - The Knot

What brought the three of us to the concept of moral injury? Why does it interest us so much?

Sources for this episode:

• Miriam's original TikTok that got us all going
• The Ezra Klein podcast, "The Case Against Loving Your Job" episode

When an exercise classes is sold to us as a religious experience...

Is that a moral injury?

Sources for this episode:

• “The Gospel of Wellness” Rina Raphael
• A Race to the Front Row By Courtney Rubin at the NYT
• Goodbye to the Cult of SoulCycle By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela at the NYT
• The Numbers Behind The Boutique Fitness Boom (Fitt Insider)
• I’ve Cried Multiple Times During This Workout (Daley Quinn at Byrdie)
• There's one part of the SoulCycle IPO filing no one can stop laughing about (Linette Lopez at Insider)
• The Radical History of Self-Care (LENORA E. HOUSEWORTH, Teen Vogue)
• Feeling Good: The future of the $1.5 trillion wellness market (McKinsey)
• TikToks: The Class What Your Fitness Studio Says About You Boutique Fitness Post Covid and The Before Times

When the workers are keeping the business afloat, but aren't even on the payroll..

Is that a moral injury?

Sources for this episode:

• Untangling Kourtney Kardashian's Argument With Kim's Nanny
• Invisible Labor: Hidden Work in the Contemporary World, Marion Crain 
• Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, Anne Helen Petersen
•  Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees- The New York Times
• Inside Google’s shadow workforce- The Seattle Times

The Girlboss was at one point full of promise and potential. What happened?

And was it a moral injury?

Sources for this episode:

• What is a Girlboss? Netflix commercial
• The Death of the Girlboss- Vox
• The Girlboss has Left the Building-The Atlantic
• Feminist Hypocrisy Is The New Trend In Startup Narratives- BuzzFeed News
• 'Everything Really Hit Rock Bottom': How Nasty Gal's Culture Went Nasty-Jezebel
• Employees Called Her Company Culture Toxic, and Then Sales Dropped 90 Percent: A CEO's Turnaround Playbook- Inc.
• Are the KarJenners the Greatest Accidental Feminists of Our Generation? - People.com
• Elizabeth Holmes and The Case of Feminism- Medium

Is it truly a moral injury-- or is it just a big disappointment?

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For more information on moral injury, check out the Syracuse University Moral Injury Project.