Social media! Ah, how I love it! A truly marvelous place where people come together and bicker about everything under the sun. What a perfectly fascinating way to spend the time!
Don't get me wrong, there are other uses to social media besides arguing whose cat is more "adorbs" than so-and-so's, or whether Klingon is more similar to Vulcan or to Ewok, or if a fourth Jurassic Park movie is going to have the same plot line as the rest (you know, dinosaurs come to life, eat a bunch of people, people escape). If you asked me to name one other use for social media, however, I may blank for a moment....
I am sorry to admit, but I have posted remarks on social media that I later regretted. I hastily put my (what I call) "first glance opinion" under the picture of a stupid cat doing something stupid, and it accidentally went public and then there is an outcry directed at me. Oops.
Now comes the apology. Something a little bit like the dreaded foot-in-mouth disease strikes me cold. Well actually, its exactly like it. One giant, size 11 foot coming right up. Open wide!!
I hope you won't misunderstand me: I'm not telling you to stop standing up for what you believe in. Take a stand! Stand firm! I'm only suggesting that you might want to think before you post. Consider saying "I don't agree because: x,y,z" Instead of "What wagon load of dumbbells did YOU fall off of, scatter brain?!?"
See the difference?
The moral of this blog post is whenever you find yourself utilizing the social medias for what they are used best for, always remember to think before you act like a blithering, inconsiderate, stupid moron!
I'll probably regret publishing this blog post later...good thing I have a mouth to match my foot.
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