5 Things You Should Never Do on Social Media

Follow my rules and thank me later

Lance Ulanoff
Debugger

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Illustration courtesy of the author

Welcome to my Social Media 101 seminar. Please grab any socially distant seat, and thank you all for wearing a mask. I know your time is valuable, which is why I’ve compressed my typically 18-hour, six-part course into this one session, and I’ve waived all fees.

My promise to you is that if you follow these core five rules, you’ll be a successful social media person. Not a “personality” or “influencer,” but someone who can exist and operate on these social platforms without enraging others.

If you haven’t pulled out your laptops or notebooks, now would be a good time. I won’t be pausing for questions.

Here are the 5 things you should never do

Express an opinion

Since the dawn of humankind, people have had disagreements and passed judgments. You look over at your neighbor’s lawn and wonder why they cut the grass so short or how they do not seem to know how to water the lawn without dousing yours as well. You keep these opinions to yourself until you get on Facebook. Then it’s time for a 5,000-word public post on the right way to manage a lawn. News flash: You neighbor is gonna see that post and know it was you.

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