Media Diary

I found a good article on a Hungarian site and I decided to translate it. And I added some personal comments as well.


The 7 rules that civilized people should follow when something terrible happens in the world and everyone is talking about it on social media sites:

1. It's okay if you change your facebook profile pic to the tricolor to show solidarity and support. But it's okay if you don't.

2. Don't read the comments below the articles about the tragedy, and especially don't comment on them. You won't change anyone's opinion, but you'll read a lot of terrible things and in the end you'll lose hope in humanity.

3. Be very very careful about what you share. Sometimes even reliable pages share false information, not to mention the hoax-sites.

4. Don't mock people who make stupid jokes about the tragedy. People sometimes act stupidly. If the person is not completely stupid, he's already regretted it, if he is, then you shouldn't bother.

5. Don't tell others that they're stupid for only caring about one current tragedy and not the other terrible things that happened in the past. It's not worth it.

6. Don't mock people because of they share the French flag or a Pray for Paris sign or a hashtag. Of course it won't make the word a better place but it won't hurt anyone. Of people want to show support, who are we to stop them?

7. Generally, try to be positive and a nice person. There are enough terrible things happening don't let other people annoy you with their stupidity and you don't annoy others, either.