by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Twitter Ethics
I ran across a tweet the other day which raised an interesting point about retweeting. Paraphrasing, it suggested that we shouldn’t just consider the content of the retweet, but the why of our retweeting. Keeping in mind that a retweet is always a form of...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there’s been quite a lot of talk over the past week. (Note: Here I am using the word “talk” liberally, including the superficial talk of TV presenters and the more superficial talk on Twitter.) Some of the talk has been...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
Some people are gifted in how they engage angry, bitter folks. These gifted people aren’t just empathetic, they are curious, and this helps them nudge these bitter folks to a more joyful state. Sadly, I am not one of these people. Now, granted, some of these...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
One benefit of Twitter is that it disinhibits many people, allowing careful observers to gain insight not just into a these folks intellect, but into their character. Given time, a mean-spirited, small-souled person will show their true colors on Twitter—and when they...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter
I see lots of Twitter nonsense online that I find offensive. Yet I do my very best not to “angry-tweet” in response. Why? Because it’s both emotionally draining and ineffective and it just winds me up. Heck, angry-tweeting is nearly a form of...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
It must be difficult being angry all of the time. On social media so many people seem to be constantly angry. Every post is negative, every comment is bitter, every tweet is lashing out. I mean, some of these people seem wake up tweeting angry, tweet angrily multiple...
