Originally Posted by
PrettySarcastic
I'll open by saying I make it a habit to stay off of Facebook.
I'm not of the under-30 group who spent their whole lives on it. I joined up reluctantly years ago mainly to keep track of family. These days I log on once every week or two, hastily scroll through and see who has what kids, pets, birthdays, etc., and make a break for it.
Now in the year of COVID, 2020, I find the same family I previously wanted to keep track of... I sure wish I could banish.
I don't expect to agree with everyone about everything - that's not the way the world works.
But the depth of how far some of my family and friends have carried their conspiracy theories, etc. (I'll leave it at that for the sake of not diving into Debate Forum territory) is just appalling.
And when you add in my wife's family? For the first time today I snoozed someone for a political view that was particularly out of tune with (in my opinion) common decency, and it was hard not to just unfriend them. (But I had this nasty thought, if I unfriend them I'll miss their tears in November, if there's tears... Okay just a snooze will do for now.)
I know that arguing with people on the internet is 99 times out of 100 a waste of time, so I try not to do it. I really try.
So, let's not argue on the internet.
Tell me - have you had to block, unfollow, snooze, or legit unfriend a family member, in-law, or former friend because of something they said, did, etc. on social media?