All the talk about whether particular national or political groups have been swamping social media with messages to manipulate our views / votes has left me confused. I don't doubt there are dark forces afoot, but why oh why are individuals not taking more responsibility for what they pass on by reposting/retweeting etc.
In all the panic about what is out there and who is initiating the posts, no one seems to be pointing out that it is up to each of us to check what we are passing on. Social media seems to make everyone feel that things need reposting instantly.
They don't.
It can wait.
It can wait until you have a bit of a think:
Reposting less and adding your own caption (maybe with your initials) will add gravitas to your posts.
It is time to give more weight to the truth.
In all the panic about what is out there and who is initiating the posts, no one seems to be pointing out that it is up to each of us to check what we are passing on. Social media seems to make everyone feel that things need reposting instantly.
They don't.
It can wait.
It can wait until you have a bit of a think:
- Where has this originated?
- Is it true (you can check UK political posts via sites such as Parliament.uk)?
- Has the contact who passed it on added their own comments, or just passed on those of someone anonymous (whose agenda you are not aware of)?
- Do those statistics really make sense?
Reposting less and adding your own caption (maybe with your initials) will add gravitas to your posts.
It is time to give more weight to the truth.
