Scott Lloyd Posted June 6, 2018 Posted June 6, 2018 9 hours ago, 6EQUJ5 said: Report me. Nah. It really doesn’t bother me.
cinepro Posted June 6, 2018 Posted June 6, 2018 18 hours ago, Avatar4321 said: I’m on day 2. Been online much less. First day wasn’t easy. resist the devil and he will flee As others have pointed out, message boards are also "social media." 1
Avatar4321 Posted June 7, 2018 Posted June 7, 2018 6 hours ago, cinepro said: As others have pointed out, message boards are also "social media." Not according to the definition of social media
Scott Lloyd Posted June 7, 2018 Posted June 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Avatar4321 said: Not according to the definition of social media I think what matters in this instance is what President Nelson has in mind.
Rain Posted June 7, 2018 Posted June 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Avatar4321 said: Not according to the definition of social media You may want to point out whose definition. They fit Webster's definition: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos) Wikipedia Cambridge dictionary. I don't care what you do. If you feel ok using message boards during the 7 days then it really doesn't matter to me. So much of what I have read points to them being social media - the big difference that I see are advertisers are less likely to focus on message boards.
Avatar4321 Posted June 7, 2018 Posted June 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: I think what matters in this instance is what President Nelson has in mind. If he had something else in mind he would have said so.
Scott Lloyd Posted June 7, 2018 Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Avatar4321 said: If he had something else in mind he would have said so. I don’t read President Nelson as attempting to micro-define (to coin a term) what does or does not constitute social media. Rather, I see him addressing the matter in broader terms, i.e. “taking a break from the fake” (his words). Or, in my words, giving oneself a respite from internet content that is potentially harmful to the spirit. In what way might this board fit into that category? Well, day after day there is a barrage of negativity here aimed at the Church of Jesus Christ from disparate sources including, more recently and increasingly, professing Church members. I’m thinking that over time, a steady diet of this must unavoidably be corrosive to the spirit. Customarily, I have in the past rationalized that there is also, from time to time, eloquent defense of the faith here, which can be uplifting. However, more recently, the voices of the defenders are being increasingly drowned out by the faultfinding, until the board is becoming what kiwi57 characterized as “Mormon Discussions light,” meaning, I suppose, that it’s the same disparagement of the Savior’s Church, albeit, due to conscientious moderation, served up with substantially lesser levels of toxicity than on the other board. So, just as we ought to be selective about the food we take into our bodies, we ought also to be discriminating about the intellectual content we consume. I think that is, in a general sense, what the Church president is calling for when challenging the youth of the Church to experiment with a seven-day fast from social media and then to observe and ponder the results. Edited June 7, 2018 by Scott Lloyd 1
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