{"id":21680,"date":"2022-11-09T14:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T14:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=21680"},"modified":"2023-05-31T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T16:58:29","slug":"be-kinder-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/be-kinder-on-social-media","title":{"rendered":"Social media kindness day: How we can be kinder on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Anyone who has spent significant time on social media can attest to how quickly things can become negative – even toxic. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One minute, you\u2019re going about your day – maybe sharing your enthusiasm for the latest TV show you\u2019re addicted to – when all of a sudden, a stranger rocks up into your mentions to have a go at you and your (apparently) atrocious taste in telly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s become pretty obvious over the years that regular (non-branded) content that elicits outrage tends to end up in our feeds more than we\u2019d like. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yale published a study in 2021 that showed that this sort of content gets more \u2018likes\u2019<\/a> and has further reach than posts that don\u2019t make us angry. People are incentivised and rewarded to post and share negative content. And it\u2019s making us all miserable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outrage and anger can be powerful motivators for change, but they can also lead to the spread of online abuse, harassment and bullying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, people use abrasive-sounding language because they need to be heard and they have justifiable anger about an important issue – in these circumstances, telling them to \u201cbe kinder on social media<\/a>\u201d can sound like tone policing (ignoring the point they\u2019re making until they make it \u2018civilly\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, how can we be kinder on social media and still be inclusive and respectful of others?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kindness isn\u2019t about being meek, and it\u2019s not about telling other people how to express themselves in their social spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It means being honest with yourself about your intentions and knowing when it\u2019s best to take a step back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s very easy to rush to post a comment on social media – everything moves so fast, and we often want to get our opinion heard – but usually, it\u2019s best to approach our social media interactions with empathy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anyone who has spent significant time on social media can attest to how quickly things can become negative – even toxic. One minute, you\u2019re going about your day – maybe sharing your enthusiasm for the latest TV show you\u2019re addicted to – when all of a sudden, a stranger rocks up into your mentions to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":21681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sync_status":"none","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","transcript_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mary-oloumi-0HQ4Yp8xeOw-unsplash.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Genuine-Humans.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/3abc34c3-ff60-4a78-b347-6119461b7ed1\/GENUINE-HUMANS","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/genuine-humans\/id1561811296","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzb2NpYWxlbGVtZW50LmFnZW5jeS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiQz-mM7dzvAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7jkfw0qeUlwrauhfy2pCGU","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"Kindness might seem like the obvious solution – we could all do with being kinder on social media. But kindness also has its pitfalls. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kindness is about respecting other people\u2019s mental wellbeing, as well as your own.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Social media kindness day: How we can be kinder on social media<\/a><\/blockquote>