Is it okay to post happy things in sad times?

And, do I have to post a political statement to be a good person? Thinking about moral claims-making and social media.

Yesterday, I took a walk to a part of Hampstead Heath I’d never explored before. I have a chronic desire to see new things that arises when things become too familiar. It was time to venture to a further annex of the park to get my fix. After a few days of abundant rain (“absolutely chucking it down,” as they say here), but as I walked, the skies were p…