[Lekooks] Snarky comments on social media

[Erin Jay]

Thank you Michael

I agree wholeheartedly.

I never respond to comments especially when I don't know the people.

Erin

On Mon, May 12, 2025, 1:07 PM Fran B. via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> Excellent advice, Mike. Thank you 😊.
>
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> *From:* Lekooks <lekooks-bounces at lekook.org> on behalf of Michael McNett
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> *Sent:* Monday, May 12, 2025 11:20:58 AM
> *To:* LCUUC Open Mic <lekooks at lekook.org>
> *Subject:* [Lekooks] Snarky comments on social media
>
> Hi, Everyone,
>
> As you may know, LCUUC has significantly increased our presence on social
> media, and we've begun "boosting" our posts.  This means that for a small
> amount of money, we can increase the number of people who see our post to
> around 10 times the number of viewers we'd reach if we didn't boost.
>
> While it's great for LCUUC that a lot more people are becoming aware of
> us, boosting our social media presence has also created an unpleasant side
> effect - it's drawn out the Christian snark spewers to pepper us with nasty
> comments on our posts.
>
> I've noticed that there have been several responses to these from our
> people, which I would suggest is a *very *bad idea, for the following
> reasons:
>
>    - For one thing, nothing we say will change their minds.  They have no
>    interest in understanding our point of view.
>    - Also, our responding will only make them more hostile.  Taken to an
>    extreme, it could cause them to take action against us in the real world.
>    - Finally, what they're really looking for with their comments is to
>    "get" us - a similar concept to "owning the libs."  By responding, we show
>    that they have.
>
> As a result, I beg each of you to turn a deaf ear (eye?) to their hostile
> responses to our social media posts.  Let them stew in their own juices.
> As is well known in psychology, the best way to stop a behavior is to not
> reward it.
>
> With deep appreciation,
> Mike McNett
> President, LCUUC Board of Trustees
>
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> turned the world utterly upside down. How must that feel??"*
>
> Gandhi:
> *"Yes, I turned the world upside down. I stood on my head." *
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