if you're into meditation, you'll probably enjoy this piece a lot.
if you're not into it, or you plan on responding below in a way that suggests you didn't read the article -- you'll appear somewhat as proof of what the article contends. but even if you don't meditate or even spend time on social media, you'll completely understand the weird physical feeling you get from a disturbing thought (a remembrance of a past embarrassment, for example), and the similar feeling you get when you are hit with a tweet (or whatever) that irks you.
the analogy fits: the feelings arising from thinking a troubling thought are almost no different than the feelings arising from reading an upsetting tweet.
the conclusion is to operate social media the same way you monitor your own thoughts - which is to examine what the thought might actually be, and then disarm and discard it. which is what one does often in meditation.
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Congratulations to @hillcatgut. Your question was chosen for tonight’s Ask Greg and the Panelists.
@hillcatgut Name an actor or politician that you met - was your impression of them different than their public persona.
The problem with the internet and social media is that everyone gets to be an armchair quarterback and, for some unknown reason, the media gets satisfaction from endless speculation, which often foments fear and anger.
I've seen so much hysteria about the US putting boots on the ground in Iran because we're sending extra troops to the region. In any conflict, you want to have enough personnel available nearby to react to surprises from the enemy. We're also trying to make the Strait of Hormuz safe to travel again. Military leaders also prepare many contingency plans in the event of a worst case scenario.
None of these things mean imminent US boots on the ground. So I'm not going to run around like Chicken Little until the sky is actually falling.
