It happened again.
I was pulled into the middle of a dispute between two friends. Sort of.
They didn’t exactly ask me to be in the middle of it. They didn’t exactly seek out my advice.
But because of where this conflict happened, it included me.
This clash didn’t take place in a monitored face to face intervention or in a quiet office with a third party there to moderate.
It took place right smack dab in the middle of a social media channel.
Literally for all the world to see.
It’s generated lots of back and forth. Lots of comments. Lots of people weighing in and posturing and advising and admonishing and scolding and soothing. (Click to continue reading…)