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I don't agree that social media incentivizes only the bad behavior - but it does incentivize *extreme* behavior - both bad and good. One top YouTuber goes around giving cash away to people. Others play cruel pranks.

It goes both ways, abd a huge part of social media...
...are daily interactions that get no press and make no money for anyone (other than the media company). The simple catching-up with friends, support on a bad day, the catching of early red flags of depression or suicidal thoughts in young people by their family and peers...
So while I agree on how brands (incl personal brands) are incentivized to extremism (which can be super dangerous), I don't think we can say this represents social media overall.
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Great reminder for parents of teens to talk to our kids regularly about how their actions may be perceived as aggressive or intimidating.

They're not used to these big bodies, and it's better they learn from us than like this.
There was a guy, about 20 years old, getting WAY too close to me while I pumped gas. I couldn't figure out why he was doing this, but I saw he was wearing a Chevron shirt. That doesn't mean he's not going to do something bad, though. Finally I just said, "WHAT!?"
He was surprised - showed a rag he was going to use to clean the pumps (?) and walked away looking embarrassed. He clearly had no idea what yo do if you're going to get in someone's space - teach your sons this, they don't learn it elsewhere! (And daughters, but especially sons).
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1. Read your work out loud before you send it to us. Do you sound like a robot? An academic giving a presentation to fellow academics? Fix it.

2. Look for typos. PLEASE look for typos. Do not rely on your spellchecker to alert you.
3. Unless you are a seasoned writer (writing paid work for years), have a friend or family member read your work before you send it in. They will catch the goofy errors that make you look incompetent that you may have missed.

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I will not accept pitches again from people whose work took me hours and hours to spellcheck and edit for clarity.

I'm not trying to be harsh, but it doesn't make financial sake. If we are paying you (even if it's not a ton) I can't afford to pay myself to also do your job.
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joanna schroeder
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I'm done entertaining anonymous Twitter users & their disingenuous, bigoted attempts at conversation.

Do they not realize we mute or block them? Or, when things get wild, turn on the quality filter?

They spend all this time trolling us, and we just *CLICK* and they disappear!
In the past, I've tried to always give people a chance, to listen and be open-minded. This has bitten me in the ass many times, but I'd rather be naive than bitter and shut-down.

But these guys just want to see how far they can push you until you snap. They get power from that.
And I'm just not interested in being the object of their perverted, pathetic desire to feel validated by making other people mad.

Pathetic little weirdos.
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