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Is It Ever Appropriate To Complain On Social Media?
We all need to vent sometimes, and social media might seem like the perfect forum. It’s quick and easy to post, you’ve got a wide audience, and you’re almost guaranteed to get immediate feedback. But is that really a good thing?
By Ella Carroll-Smith4 min read
Social media often makes me think of that classic Charles Dickens quote from A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” There are some undeniably great things that social media has done for us: It has connected us across thousands of miles, allowed us to meet new people we never would have met before, and helps us learn new things with the click of a button. But there’s a dark side to social media as well.