Saoirse Hanley: I was a Tattle Life lurker, compulsively checking for updates about people I didn't like. Now I'm glad it's on its way out

"I am a terrible gossip, there are no two ways about it. I love a good yarn, and then I love the discourse fallout of the yarn."

"The thing is, though, I do this in private. I do not think it's fair to be publicly airing someone else's business, or casting aspersions about someone you don't know."

"Tattle Life, designed as a platform for exactly that, is no doubt on the way out. Its hitherto anonymous owner was revealed after they lost a defamation case."

"After all, journalists are curious, we're professionally nosy, we can't help it."

The author reflects on their love for gossiping, equating it to the journalistic instinct for curiosity. However, they emphasize a moral distinction between private and public gossip. They mention Tattle Life, a gossip platform that faced downfall after the owner's identity was revealed following a defamation case, highlighting the risks involved in public gossip. The piece underlines the importance of discretion and the potential pitfalls of airing private matters in a public forum.

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