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Avoiding Getting Caught Up In Other People’s Bullshit

One downside about social media is that it’s easier to get caught up in other people’s drama just from tangential contact. In most cases, it’s just the narcissism of small differences at work, and it isn’t worth your time and energy to get upset about it. Sometimes though, it’s hard to tell whether it’s worth it or not, and this is certainly something I’ve been struggling with as of late.

Duty Calls, from xkcd

This is everyone, including me.

Seeing as this is one of those problems that I’ve been wrestling with, and it isn’t likely to go away as long as there are people on this Earth, I thought I’d share briefly how I make decisions about getting involved in conflicts on the Internet.

The Process

When I feel the urge to charge into some sort of argument online, I go through the following process to figure out if I want to get involved and start posting.

Step One: How Easy Is It To Walk Away?

The first thing I do is test if it’s something that truly bugs me, or if it’s just a case of small differences causing a …

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This is wonderful. I’ve had so many holidays like this.

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