We on social media love having an opinion on every little burning issue. But maybe, we shouldn’t. Sometimes, it’s more prudent, and responsible, to stay quiet

It seems like everyone is out there with an opinion/tactic that seems misplaced and forced — just so we keep getting the likes, the views and the comments. Representation pic/iStock

Have you heard the word rage-bait? Of course, you have. It was the Oxford word of the year last year and is the manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic.

I may not be eliciting outrage, but I am feeling outrage every single day on social media. It seems like everyone is out there with an opinion/tactic that seems misplaced and forced — just so we keep getting the likes, the views and the comments. Even as I write this piece and talk about those rage-baiting me, I know I run the risk of the same saying: “Oh, look at her! She is only talking about us because we are important!”

No, I am talking about you because you prove one........

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