Tristan

Skipping going round after round is a choice. A wise advisor will tell you to limit how much push back you give on social media toward people who have already made it clear they don’t see your point and they don’t want to. Restraint saves you from getting in the mud (which is a real temptation). Too much diatribe and jousting and you will undermine your ability to create the warmth you need if you are going to attract people to a meaningful cause. The wise teacher brand is the way to go for most social media writers. Take caution against making interactions feel overly hostile or personal. The notable exceptions are for people who are demonstrably evil. What’s the line for that? Someone has to go beyond merely being wrong in their analysis. Evil means things like this: They are making an attack on someone’s rights, family, property, reputation, or dignity—often done through deception or force. Hold back from people who are merely mistaken. Refuse to stay polite with people who are evil.