Passive
aggressive comments on Facebook. We’re all guilty, we’ve all done it. Talking
about “some people” because we don’t want to call people out and start a fight.
And yet we’re contributing to the fire simmering below the surface. People see
those statuses and inevitably, they wonder who it’s about, because very rarely
do we post these things just “in general.” I also think that most of the time
when we post those things, we are toeing the line. We want to start something,
but we don’t want to fight. It’s a very contradictory feeling. There’s also a
double whammy if you hit Twitter as well, sometimes with a little more liberal
post, because you know that not as many people will see it.
Facebook
and social media in general have put a huge damper on our interactions with
each other. For that matter, so has texting. I know that I would rather just
text someone most of the time, rather than call them. We would rather keep up
with our families via social media rather than calling them and actually having
a conversation about what is going on in our respective lives. It’s also
changed how we handle our disagreements. It has made it too easy to toe a line
and leave people wondering. The obvious question here is why we can’t just talk
to each other. I’ll give you the answer to that right now. It’s not pretty, but
it is what it is.
A week ago,
what started as a harmless tweet led to old wounds being ripped open and two
alpha bitches snapping at each other. Nothing was really resolved, but the
bottom line was that neither of them wanted to fight. It wasn’t worth it. Even
if it’s still ruffling feathers, keeping the peace to enjoy what time is left
in college is more important. We would rather avoid the problem to keep the
peace, even if it means whatever is grating on us continues to grate. It’s
priorities and even though honesty would be nice, people would not get along as
well.
So I
suppose what this means is that when we see those passive aggressive statuses
and tweets, we’ll just have to bite our tongue and wonder, and hope that if a
friend needed to talk, that they know they can come to you anytime. Especially
if you’ve woken them up in the middle of the night…or nearly started crying in
their room…
Just saying.
Just saying.
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