Facebook….Instagram….TikTok….Twitter….

Snapchat….Discord….Etc….Etc….

The list of social media sites can go on forever. And I’ll admit….I have been one to believe that social media has and is destroying our society.

Why? Because social media sites are stripping us of one of our most basic needs, the need for face to face human connection. Instead of meeting at the local coffee shop to discuss current events or politics, we are now taking to Facebook or instagram in what is an endless arena of pictures, videos, and words. Social media has accomplished what it set out to do and that was to take away our basic need for physical connection. It has managed to destroy our society. Or has it???

At one time in my life, I had five to ten social media sites. But recently, I’ve eliminated most of my sites. I have only two now, Facebook and TikTok.

But then, I started thinking. Can social media be transformed from this evil entity that’s destroying our society into a mechanism to spread kindness and positivity to all that will listen. After all, social media allows for the rapid dissemination of information to the masses like no other source allows. What if everyone started using social media to spread positivity and kindness. We really could change the world!!

So tonight, I have made the decision to reopen most of my social media sites and to use those platforms to spread kindness and positivity and to do my part to transform the evils of social media into a mechanism to positively impact people’s lives and to begin to change the world.