tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post6890265788640608034..comments2024-03-22T06:53:58.375+00:00Comments on When I'm King: Speak Your MindBatsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-65657981910634712132017-07-03T12:40:09.888+01:002017-07-03T12:40:09.888+01:00*_~*_~Batsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426643733506493701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495971764170848323.post-62590247911777664102017-07-03T10:32:05.540+01:002017-07-03T10:32:05.540+01:00Fortunately the real people who we interact with o...Fortunately the real people who we interact with on a daily basis seem much more capable of being able to deal with the differing opinions we raise than those on social media.<br />The social media people are, of course, real people, so is it something to do with the lack of body language, not seeing the raised eyebrow, not recognising the conspiratorial whisper that gives rise to the extreme outrage on social media, notably Twitter.<br />This might be funny if it weren't for the possibility that as children are using social media more and more rather than spending time with people in 'real life', are they in danger of never learning the ability to have reasoned conversations in real life.<br />Are we creating a society who will spend their time conversing on social media to the detriment of their social interactions in real life?<br />I think we may be doing just that.<br /><br />I have to pause here to text my mother (upstairs) to see if she wants a cup of tea .....@cambridge_peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419895952370475137noreply@blogger.com