But where there is love, there is also hate. Besides politics, I really hate the sharing of things that aren't true. It only takes a few moments to do an internet search on these warnings and reminders to see if there is truth or some doubt.
The latest ones that have been bugging me...
- Don't call 112 in the US. (A mother tagged her daughter on this. Tell her to call 911!!!)
- Denzel Washington did not whip out his checkbook.
- There are no free Southwest Airline Tickets.
- There' s no free Starbucks gift card, either. The 40th anniversary was in 2011.
- The heat from a barbecue will not melt your contacts. And I can vouch for that...my husband has barbecued for close to 30 years with contacts with no problems whatsoever other than a little smoke irritation. And his barbecue was so hot it melted a hole in itself.
Wait--so do you think that giant goldfish in Lake Tahoe might not be real? I feel so let down. If only because I tried so hard to keep the darn tank warm, back in our goldfish-as-pets days.
ReplyDeleteAs the mother of an extremely right-wing daughter, I'm used to clicking "hide" on ridiculous posts. It's good exercise to love 'em in spite of how darn wrong [I think] they are.
oh, I am SO with you! I am forever posting Snopes links ... I think I might've hurt someone's feelings recently by doing so, but ... damn it, it wasn't true!
ReplyDeleteAt least with FB you can "hide" or block. I have an uneducated, right-wing, sister. She posts the most ridiculous things!
ReplyDeleteMy FIL forwards way too many right-wing, falsely-attributed, email rants. I just delete them, but they drive my husband nuts.
Seems like we all are the lucky benefactors of an overposting, right wing relative or friend - or twenty. I resisted blocking them for a while, because as the poem Desiderata says, "even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story." Then I moved on to the second paragraph where it says "Avoid loud and aggressive person, they are vexation to the spirit" ... so I blocked the suckas!
ReplyDeleteThese things annoy me too. I like genuine updates, but I hide people who are constantly posting irritating links.
ReplyDeleteOh, facebook -- the thing I love to hate! I keep people in lists (many of them are multiple lists) but lately I am only checking a few: my blogging friends, my local city friends, and immediate family. The rest have been driving me a bit crazy. It might be the hormones talking, or I might simply be trying to simplify my life and de-stress. The first things to go are the political rants of the right-wing gun lovers and the people who pass things on without an ounce of common sense.
ReplyDeleteI keep reminding myself it is good practice in "loving the sinner, hating the sin." (Oh, how my ultra-conservative friends would twist that!)
Confession: I did un-friend someone a few months ago. She was toxic. Most people I simply "hide."
ReplyDeleteI always point out the urban legends and untruths. I would imagine that people would want to know that something is false and I always try to be polite and respectful about it.
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