But today I'm frustrated by its ability to fixate on one perspective. One gif. One meme. And make that seem like ALL THE PERSPECTIVES.
Let's take Joel Osteen for example. I've read a variety of articles on his church and the reactions to their reaction to the flood. There are basically two opinions.
1.) He's a terrible person who closed his doors on Houston in its hour of need.
2). The church was flooded and was not prepared to be a disaster center in the initial days. (No kitchen, no showers.) But now they are open and have a huge group of volunteers helping.
Apparently pictures were posted of the outside of the church,.looking very much dry Which lit the fires of social media outrage.
But pictures were also posted of the inside full of water.
This so perfectly describes my opinion of social media right now. The outside telling one story, but the inside another.
The ability to fixate on one angle. To be completely sold on the valor of one approach. But missing the grounding reality of more than one angle.
Before we engage in judging/fury/outrage, it's probably wise to seek an additional perspective. Preferably from an eye witness.
And beware the trap of thinking that one small image will always tell a true story.
