Three Mistakes We All Make on Social Media — And How to Avoid Them
Social Media is an inescapable culture that permeates every aspect of our lives. Trouble begins when we forget the rules of human engagement. Here are three common mistakes we’ve all made on-line and how to avoid them.
We don’t think before we post
My eleven year-old grandson is a wonderful kid. But his brain is still wired for a binary stimulus / response. Like many his age, he’s constantly walking back things he says after he’s had a chance to think about their impact.
So much of what is on-line is designed to shock us. From the cute videos with a funny twist at the end to vitriolic political memes, we can’t be certain how our content will be processed in the current mindset of our readers. Sensitivity to how our written words are perceived is often missing in worlds where we have been trained to give an instant retort.
Imagine everyone you encounter is carrying some burden you know nothing about. Craft what you write with that thought in mind and your feedback will always lean in the positive direction.
We don’t fact check what we share
False or twisted truths propagate with viral speed. We can inadvertently attribute outright lies to people who never said them…
