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Social media should I stay off it?

Joe

This is a daft thing i know, but earlier I made the mistake of commenting on something in a local FB group.  Someone had posted a lost driving licence they found outside Tesco, I said I didn't understand why people posted this on FB and went on to suggest they could've handed it back in to Tesco, popped it round or posted it.  All logical to me. 

I got quite an aggressive responsive accusing me of being gods gift and was I having a bad day.  I've smoothed it over, but I'm thinking maybe I need to come off social media or general forums areas where people just don't get what I might be saying.  This is not the first time something like this happens and I find it quite distressing.  Should I just disengage? What do you guys do?

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  • What you text anywhere doesn’t have the facial expressions and tone for it to be fully understood. Some people misread, some assume. Either way, that is only their opinion, and you shouldn’t feel bad or sorry for it. If you use social media for other things, like forums, and friends and family, or hobbies, keep it. You just need to ignore things like this when they pop up.

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  • What you text anywhere doesn’t have the facial expressions and tone for it to be fully understood. Some people misread, some assume. Either way, that is only their opinion, and you shouldn’t feel bad or sorry for it. If you use social media for other things, like forums, and friends and family, or hobbies, keep it. You just need to ignore things like this when they pop up.

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  • in reply to Catlover

    very true, I have too little self control, for example when it comes to watching videos on youtube, and can't stop so I need to not start but it has helped a lot of people, especially those who would otherwise not have access to alternative views (ie those living in restrictive households or cults).  OK, I'm going to close the laptop now otherwise my day will have been entirely consumed by refreshing this website!!