"It’s getting like middle school, or Lord of the Flies.
Facebook gets ugly. Mean, petty, tribal, mean, gossipy, cliquish, mean,
whiny, lynch-mobbing, sneaky, and mean. Lots of people think they’re
the cool kid who gets to join the other cool kids in beating up on the
dorks. The kids they call dorks think they're the cool kids who get to
beat up on other kids.
"One Facebook friend lamented, 'Apparently people find me worth talking about, but not worth talking to.'
That’s the kind of thing I mean. What's distressing is that so many of
these people being middle-school ugly are Catholics or other Christians.
What's even more distressing is seeing how easily I can go online and
revert to seventh grade.
"Here are six rules for using Facebook,
derived from Jesus's direct commands. Jesus didn't mention social media,
but He knows sinful people. Facebook etc. is just a new way that sinful
people can do what they always do. With a bigger audience and with more
anonymity, and that's usually bad, but basically, it's nothing new."
In a recent commentary, writer David Mills offered some suggestions for using Facebook as a Christian (including reading others as you want them to read you, not responding to insults, and taking a break regularly and sometimes for a long time)."
To access Mr. Mill's complete post, please visit:
Aleteia: David Mills: 6 Rules for Facebook (derived from Jesus' direct commands) (3 MAY 18)
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