The Powerful, the Comedians, the Social Media Oh MY!

There's a lot in this article about "one of the great tricks of the powerful is to hold all the power while also playing the part of the oppressed", and then more about the eye-rolling nonsense that is comedians bitching and moaning about being "canceled" ("To claim you are being silenced when you are still in full voice seems to be a dangerous game to play.") It's a helluva packed article but, if nothing  else, it also has this incredibly succinct line about social media and why we react so harshly to it in real-time:

 

One of the problems is that social media is a very hasty place, we type as if talking but we are read as if published.

 

Something to think about, people. You're welcome!