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While the public consumption of survivor stories is highly effective for advocacy, it introduces significant ethical responsibilities for campaign organizers. Preventing Retraumatization

When a survivor shares their journey, they put a human face on abstract social or medical issues. A statistic stating that "one in eight women will develop breast cancer" becomes real when a survivor describes the fear of diagnosis, the physical toll of chemotherapy, and the triumph of remission. Breaking the Isolation

However, the algorithm does not care about mental health. A survivor’s story that goes viral might be picked apart by skeptics, reposted by trolls, or summarized into a meme that strips the nuance away.