In “Unfollow” by Adrian Chen, readers begin to see the true value of accepting people for who they are and offering empathy, despite disagreeing with them. It follows the story of Megan Phelps-Roper who for a long time, lived a life of hatred and obedience under the Westboro Baptist Church. She became the messenger of the church, leading protests and movements aimed at harassing anyone the church deemed a “sinner”. This story honestly made me angrier than most, often had me wondering, “how could someone be so hateful and believe such awful things?” But Megan’s story was one of manipulation and deception from the church and her family and it wasn’t until she was exposed to the opinions of others that she began to realize her faults. Phelps-Roper says, “I couldn’t bring myself to do the things we were doing and say the things we were saying” (Chen 87). Other than this being a story about Phelps-Roper’s life and how she got out of the church, Chen is also presenting us with a sort of argument about empathy and accepting others. Megan’s was a very extreme example, I but I think it was to show the benefits of opening yourself up to others and offering them kindness and empathy, whether or not you believe them. I think that he did this to sort of show that even if you don’t believe/agree with that person, if you offer them empathy and compassion you start to open your eyes more and see things that your hatred might’ve blinded you from.