I spoke little bit about social
courtesy yesterday but I think it might be a good time to go deeper into the
whole social media obsession. I think we
can safely say that people like the idea of being able to express themselves,
air their opinions and so forth and what better way than through this phenomena
that has grown over the last 15 years to be something that is so invasive in
our lives that untold millions cannot live without having their telephone or
tablet at the ready every moment day or night.
I’ve spoken against this for years, ad
nauseum.
Now I want to talk a little bit
about the security breaches and invasion of privacy which Facebook is guilty
of. I had not realized until perhaps 6
or 8 months ago that those quizzes people send out are part of the problem in
analyzing us and potentially making us victims of trolls of all sorts. If we cannot disconnect from Facebook (and
although I don’t believe I am an addict I see the value of staying connected
with friends) I do think it behooves me (and others) to be more aware and to
stop sending out a lot of the posters, quizzes and things we are not so sure
about. Caution is the better part of
valour, as they say.
Nothing new or startling in this
observation, but I do share it with my readers in the hopes of curbing some of
our habits which may not be for our good.
Lastly, let us always remember to
be kind, to give the benefit of the doubt to our Friends and not to jump to negative
conclusions. Take a few minutes to
respond if you are disturbed or offended.
And when you do respond, sometimes sending a private message is much
better than posting it on the public forum.
Just a tip that I have found very valuable.
I welcome additional suggestion and insights.
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