Episode #54 – Could a Lack of Civility Destroy Social Media?

Hi Jay!

Tried to download http://mediadriving.com/2009/03/03/mp3s/md54.mp3 but got a 404 ERROR.

Maybe it’s my slow bandwidth (1MB). I’ll try again later!

Cheers M8,

Aris

I am really getting to the point of not wanting to use social websites, forums, etc. I’m tired of people putting their proverbial fist in people’s faces when someone makes a comment that the person disagrees with. And it is not just a difference of opinion the person will not give up after one bash. You cannot seem to calm them down. The more you try to reason with them, agree with them but still express your own position the more they ramp up. I see it in women as well as men. I’ve left two forums in the past two weeks where politics was not the purpose of the website but anytime someone can see the opportunity they bring politics in, usually bashing one party or the other (here in the US) and the fight is on. Even if the moderators tell them to take it to the off topic area, you really don’t want have anything to do with them because they have shown their colors. I’m really wondering when people will start acting like this in person not just on the internet. Good show.

Thanks