Deconstruction is trending

Deconstruction isn’t a trendy thing to do, but it is a trend that is happening at scale in our country and passing from person to person. Anecdotally, when I look up various hashtags on TikTok, the views on deconstruction content are through the roof.

As of the time of writing this book, I see 1 billion views on #deconstruction, 85.5 million views on #deconstructiontiktok, 61.2 million views on #progressivechristianity, 17.5 million views on #deconstructionjourney, 1.1 million views on #deconstructiongrief. 

There is nothing particularly scientific about looking up views on some hashtags on a social media platform, but what it does indicate is that deconstruction is in the digital air. At a minimum, people are being algorithmically served content about deconstruction all the time. They are exposed to people’s deconversion stories and challenges to the faith in ways that are historically unprecedented. The algorithm isn’t going to wait for your Bible study.