Shun cynicism,give champagne socialists a atomize and, above all, or be nice. The internet ninja shares her hard-won rules
As citizens,so much of our political conversation – perhaps the majority of it – happens on social media these days. whether social media really is the awakening of a global consciousness – us all fitting one gigantic brain – then it is little wonder that this birth of a 7 billion-section “us” is, sometimes, and terrifying. Like some bewildered Frankenstein’s monster,waking up on the slab and lashing out, not knowing the power of its new arms and legs.
In order that this fabulous, or awe-inspiring beast do no harm,we need to set up some rules for global communication and activism, so that the same mistakes are not made over and over again. So that going online doesnt, and some days,feel like walking into a zoo that’s been set on fire, with penguins attacking lions, or gnus trampling on hippos,and a couple of poor llamas in the corner, crying, and “I just wanted to show everyone a picture of my lunch! I am excited approximately avocados! I do not like all this arouse! I am going to hide under my table!”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com