stay classy my friends
Sumber: http://stillisms.com/page/2/The beauty of the internet is that anyone and everyone can share and voice their opinions, no matter what or who they are.
With blogs and social media it’s easier than ever to stake a claim and own your own little piece of the interwebs.
I think that we all get this; we all understand it and most reasonable adults in conversation will say they agree that it is ok for people to share their thoughts and opinions online; it is our right as humans.
But a lot of people get behind their keyboard and all manners go out the window.
People will read a blog post they disagree with and instead of offering an opposing view with class and style, they start the dreaded internet fight.
It is much easier to hide behind technology when being nasty, but it’s not effective and it won’t ever get people to listen to you or come over to your side.
If you take your emotions out of it, and instead embrace the fact that there are people out there that don’t see the world from the same view point as you, you will grow as a person and not only will you learn from others, but others will learn from you.
We teach our kids the golden rule, but it seems like sometimes we as adults need a bit of a refresher. T
he other day I was perusing through a blog and I noticed a commenter getting into a heated debate with the poster, which was all fine and dandy until the commenter took it to the next level, name calling and actually going so far as to say she was going to go gather her troops and bring more friends into the fight.
Immediately I thought, wow this woman is a wack job, and anything she had to say was discounted. This isn’t an episode of West Side Story, there is no need to meet after school and fight it out, come on, we are all adults here!
Remember, that if it is on the internet it is public, for all the world to see, would you be ok being viewed as a brawler by your colleagues, your clients?
Most likely not, so disagree with tact, and stay classy.
