Social media circulates news and opinions with speed so if communication is the aim of the game, then it's a winner. In so many other ways its the loser. It promotes falseness and strokes the ego. It is the sandpit of the extroverted and the manipulative. Insincerity and tokenism abound and I find it really irksome to observe the popularity of those who have a sweet tongue and a love of self promotion. Perhaps what really irks me is the way sweet and genuine people are drawn into the trap and unwittingly become promotional agents for those who need continual affirmation. The insincerity and false endearments are indeed irksome to observe as the fame seeker basks in online glory. Perhaps even worse is the fame seeker who doesn't acknowledge the admiring 'satellites'. "You cant polish a turd" is a much quoted colloquialism. On the internet there are turds being polished every minute and I for one am holding out. Turds are for flushing, not polishing.
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