Listed: 10 rules to avoid social media douchebaggery

» Some guidelines to make sure you stay on the right side of the tweet

=® Brittney MacDonald
* Life & Style Editor
M lifeandstyle@theotherpress.ca

Someries people forget that
their online activities can

be linked to their real life. No,
I'm not talking about that weird
crap they look for on PornHub,
but rather their posts, critiques,
and thoughts that they decide
are worthy of a tweet or a status
update. Admittedly, lama

very opinionated person, but
there are things that I read that
make even me cringe at times.
Sometimes knowing when to

keep it to yourself is the greatest

gift you can give to humanity—

so here’s a list of 10 rulesto avoid :
being a social media douchebag.

1. Referencing a refugee
crisis in a pun? Youre not
funny. You're just an ass.

2. Starting anything with “Im

not racist, but...” Nope,

sorry kiddo. You're a racist.

3. Using social media to
complain about the gay

agenda to major companies

and/or celebrities. The
internet is for cat videos,
not debating the morality
of rainbow Doritos.

4. Complaining about any
charity, ever! Unless
they’re a front for the
mob, any money going to
any one in need is a good
thing. So be quiet about
whether you agree with
their ethics, and just use
that time you would have

spent complaining to finda :

charity you can agree with.

5. Bitching about people
posting selfies. Social
media is for selfies,
complaining about it
doesn’t make you look
any less self-absorbed.
It just makes you
look like a hipster.

6. Giving your own personal
take on political matters
when you have no idea
how politics work. Take a
class, maybe read a book—

maybe then, if you're lucky

your comment will sound
more Stephen Colbert

and less Donald Trump.

7. Making posts that assume
everyone on the Internet
is from your country.

8. Complaining about your
job. No one wants to hear
about how shitty your
job is, or how shitty you
are at it. It is completely
in your power to quit if
it really bothers you that
much. Unless you're trying
to be one of those dumb
people that gets caught
complaining about their
job by their manager—
that shit is hilarious.

g. Ifyour joke is so tasteless
you couldn't tell it to your
best friend or significant
other, the internet does
not need to hear it.

10. If you claim to bea
social media expert, or
have to reference how
many twitter followers
you have to legitimize
you opinions—your
opinions probably aren't
valid in the first place.

 

Beauty on a Budget

» Finding the right foundation

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