I can’t wait until the election is over.
It’s gotten to the point where I hesitate to go on Facebook, and I’ve been avoiding Twitter.
I know plenty of people who have sworn off social media entirely. I don’t know if that’s helping; it’s certainly not helping those of us who are still there are who are seeing proportionately MORE political stuff, because the folks who don’t want the political stuff aren’t there posting other stuff.
In her Conquering Twitter in Ten Minutes a Day handbook, Katharine Grubb observes,
Facebook is like having a big meal at Applebee’s with your buddies from high school, your college roommates and your parents. Twitter is like going to a sold-out professional football game in Gillette Stadium and having a conversation with the people next to you, while yelling at the guy on the other side cheering for the other team (4).
I’ve always enjoyed social media, and I use it for my job. But right now it’s become a chore. Facebook isn’t like a big meal at Applebee’s right now. It’s more like a bar brawl. I expect chairs to fly through windows any minute.
I’ve maintained that this election is going to be won through the media. Not social media. I still believe that.
But if you are still on social media, would you please do something besides bicker?
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This month I’m joining all the cool kids in the #Write31Days adventure! I didn’t pick a keyword or a theme, because just getting something written for all 31 days is challenge enough for me right now.
I’m Australian so there are still plenty of other topics in my news feed, but your election and the tension around it is definitely there. At least it will be over soon, and then you can all get on with things! I don’t use Twitter, I’m afraid it’d become a big time-waster for me; I’m bad enough at managing Facebook sometimes!
I have actually seen some of my Australian friends posting American-election-related memes on FB. It’s gotten THAT bad.
Well, I did like the one with them singing the duet 🙂