Dos and don'ts on social media

THE dust has settled somewhat over General Elections 2020.

Although there are still some shockwaves reverberating through social media over the results, it is nowhere near the cacophony produced during the campaigning stage. Through those nine days, we were navigating a largely virtual GE campaign trail due to Covid-19, and boy, was it noisy. Overnight, it seemed, everyone was a political analyst.

Everyone seemed to have an opinion on the GE news, and had no qualms expressing it on Facebook or YouTube. In fact, discussions among a few friends rapidly devolved into arguments and while it was fortunate that the incidents did not lead to a BFF (best friend failure) situation, it was definitely unnecessary stress for a neutral party like me. In the social media age (and these Covid times), online interaction has replaced physical ones, and people inevitably leave their footprint in the digital space.