SOCIAL MEDIA IS TOXIC PRAYER
The need to always be right is toxic (probably me).
The need to be heard can be toxic (me).
Social media was better when it was just a way to connect with your friends (right?).
The need to convince 71 million other people is toxic and impossibly ridiculous (me).
Arguing with people you don't even know on Facebook is toxic (me).
And it's crazy where people are getting their news these days. Podcasts are fun, but it's like cherry-picking your news that only fits your pre-conceived ideas and beliefs. It makes sense, though, that people do listen to them. Because there are no decent, unbiased journalists, reporters or new outlets anymore. So, where are people (especially young people) supposed to go to get information? (No! Not Social Media, cringe!).
It's better to discuss things with your own little circle of friends (yes!).
Weigh your own facts,and make up your own mind what the truth is for you.
It's better to sit around with friends discussing stuff, maybe over a cup of coffee or maybe a few beers, because you can just lean back and say "Yeah". You're probably right...".
It's toxic to want to be an influencer (not me).
It's toxic to want to be "liked" by everyone (not me).
It's toxic to take Facebook polls of your friends, to see what they would do, where they would go, what they would buy (not me).
It's toxic to post your feelings on Facebook with a red background and big white capital letters (not me, that's just wrong).
Here's an activist social movement for you: Delete all your political comments.
Everyone's truth is based on their own experience and their own environment. Let them have their opinion.
Just my reality, not yours. Was keeping me up at night. Hate stuff that messes with my sleep.
I remember my Dad talking about National news on the TV and I said "I don't care about national news, never watch it". I was like 20 years old. He looked at me like I was crazy. I just want to go back to THAT mindset!
David A. Shogren
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