A bit of restraint that makes a big difference
✅ Today’s tip: Practice social distancing online, too.
Social distancing doesn’t just protect us in our real-life interactions; it’s also a strategy for stopping the spread of misinformation online — what the writer Ephrat Livni calls “the first postmodern pandemic.”
Online social distancing “means resisting the urge to directly engage: pausing before diving into that conversation, or sharing a quip, or even before expressing joy or outrage,” she writes. “In that pause, you may find — as I often do — that the expression seems unnecessary.” Language spreads like a virus, Livni notes, but by being more judicious about our digital activity, we can help flatten the curve.
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