I recently wrote about my love of swap meets and how online sites have both augmented and, to some extent, ruined the traditional swap meet.
[Do you experience the same joy that swap meets give me?]
This time, I’m going to tackle a topic perhaps even more contentious but ultimately more important: how we use and misuse our online options, …
(I would beg you: If you don’t know what you’re talking about, you might want to listen and not speak.)
A quote that I've followed for most of my life (probably to a fault):
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
I try to follow the practice of never posting anything online I would be embarrassed to have my mother see. It always helps to stop and read what you just typed before hitting the Send button (a side benefit is you can also find typos and misspellings that way.)
Speaking of my mother, she often said "if you can't think of anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
In reply to Colin Wood :
Been on both sides, and at my age I try to stay on the quiet side.
I always find it amazing how different some people talk to others in person than what they do online - it makes you wonder who's the real person? Sadly, it's often the one you find on Facebook. The world would be a better place if we were all kinder to each other.
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