No Response is a Response… When it Comes to Social Media.

March 14, 2023 / in Brain Food, Social Media / by Jason Terry

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Hello friends! This week, my Brain Food video is based on something I heard recently… “No Response is a Response.” This was in relation to conversations on social media. And I wanted to take the idea a bit further.

I see people I trust and respect getting into heated arguments on Facebook. The topics are usually messy/challenging/controversial. A lot of the time, I can understand both positions in the conversation… it’s the anger and name calling that really derails things.

Example: “Are you crazy? How can you possibly think that?!?!?”

Yes, I help companies with Social Media for a living. (Specifically LinkedIn and storytelling on their company blog.) But I rarely use Facebook or Twitter, even though those social channels can be effective and compelling with the right messages for the right industry. Part of the reason I don’t use Facebook too often is because it can be a real time suck and I don’t like seeing the kinds of arguments I mention above.

So a couple of things I talk about in this week’s video:

If you see something on social that makes you angry, hit the brakes before responding.
If the conversation is about religion or politics, I recommend having that conversation on the phone or in person… not on social media.
It’s powerful to have conversations with people that may not agree with you, but you both respect and care about each other and can dig in together.

I hope this one got your brain turning. Let me know what you think in a reply, in the comments, whatever. I really appreciate you taking the time to read or watch and for being on this journey with me!