This is a wonderful sentiment that lets people feel good about themselves, but misunderstands that social media may not do a thing for you unless you are hyperbolic and scream, "fire" or "there is an intruder in the house." If you are truly in need, but choose to state your case with facts and rationality, I wouldn't count on being heard by many on social media.
So, let's consider that when someone is the victim of an orchestrated social-media witch hunt, and you choose to take the high-road by asking people to *research* rather than slinging mud, don't expect but even a handful of your friends or family-members to even know you have been the victim of one of these attacks. The reason: Complicated facts which require reading and research mean that people don't want to get involved. So, the handful of "Facebook friends," (or other platforms), that see your post won't engage. Then whatever you have posted won't even show up on the feeds of actual friends-in-real-life, because the social media algorithms favor engagement, which is favored by screaming matches.
On the flip side, the accuser who makes wild accusations will have videos and other posts which go viral, perhaps being seen tens of thousands of times, (or more). All s/he must do is be somewhat personable and speak emphatically. You probably don't even need to be personable. Either way, your name is dragged through the mud. And if you choose to stay humble, knowing that there is a mountain of facts disproving your accuser, it is meaningless. Heaven forbid you are the leader of a cause, or are trying to make the world a better place. All but a handful of people will stand by you.
(Fun fact: I can speak from having had this experience.)
Now consider: *Anyone* with a couple dollars can purchase the technology (an IMSI catcher), to mimic cell-phone towers and thereby hack your cell phone. Considering the power of social media, what if a lone person decided to hack someone with a massive social media platform in order to sway opinion of a population, community or movement *against* itself, or an individual in order to affect the course of future events?
Worse still, what if it happened to you, or someone you loved?
Isn't it time we started talking to each other again, if not to fight Big Brother, then to just regain our humanity?
Who will take the time-- not just to cut and paste this— but decide to make a change in yourself?
See with your heart, not with your phone-- or you too may become a burned-out pixel in the hive-mind.
Love,
Rod