Unfriending en Masse
One way to look at this new Pew study of social networking and politics is to look in the other direction. Snooze button, am I right? Just kidding! The real way to look at it is with awe and curiosity. Interesting finding: 38% of social network users have learned through posts that they had a friend’s political views all wrong (38%!) and 18% of users have unfriended or unfollowed someone over politics — including disagreeing with them or being worried that something they posted might offend a friend of a friend. Have you done this sort of unfriending? If you need one, here’s another reason.