Sunday, April 10, 2016

Thoughts on Digital Manners



If you spend enough time on Facebook you will eventually come around to the notion that facts and factual information is problematic for some people.

If their closely-held beliefs are undermined by factual counter information these individuals feel threatened and oftentimes respond with insults and dismissive posts.  Which is understandable – they live in an echo chamber.

There are plenty of smart people to go around and you don’t have to call them names or dismiss them out of hand simply because you disagree with them.

On the other hand, if someone is advancing some sort of perverse fraud by preying upon the vulnerabilities of individuals with legitimate grievances and misleading them - then that would be wrong.  And the wrongdoer should be called-out and held to account.

Eschew the glib and flippant memes and digital aggression.  Forget the drama.  'Tis better to be circumspect.

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