Tag: social media
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A different centre of gravity
When things feel fragile and frightening – when even PR emails refer to “this clusterfuck of a year” – it’s hard to know where to focus your energy. One answer comes from something the comedian/musician/actor Tim Minchin said not long ago. Explaining why he had switched off from social media and breaking news updates, he…
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Motivations matter
People clearly like to help other people. Last year a friend posted on LinkedIn that she was looking for a mentor; she expected one or two responses – but got an astonishing 25 offers. You see it the other way round, too: mid-career professionals offering time to answer questions or advise younger people on breaking…
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A labour of love: the infodemic managers
Scrolling through Twitter can be an emotional rollercoaster: the good, the bad, the very ugly. One thing that’s especially hard to shake right now are the posts from exhausted doctors and nurses, begging us to understand that hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients, begging us to take distancing rules seriously. Read the replies to such…
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