Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Problems on Facebook?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Apr 16, 2023, at 9:31 AM, Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I would agree with addressing it, but I don't do it in reply to a
> problem post. In a group, delete the problem post, and then make a
> separate comment "Some people have said x, and here is the
> explanation."
> 
> My point is that it isn't a dialogue with the original commenter, it
> is information for everyone else.

Very helpful advice, nicely said. Instead of just listening to the people I 
agreed with on Facebook, I accepted friend requests from Trumpian true 
believers and actively engaged in challenging their illogical thinking and 
false information. I quickly found they had no logic or belief system to sort 
out. And they might have been quoting accurate statistics for all they knew. 
They just wanted to cause outrage. Engaging just wasted energy.

Focus on explaining to the listeners.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org