Hey Yuxin,
I liked that you mentioned the negative aspects to social media use on top of your detailed description of the benefits of a diverse and inclusive PLN. Personally, I consider the both to be hand-in-hand. With an inclusive community that fosters safe and welcoming discussions is always another online user who disagrees. I firmly believe that having respectful debates is a core component to learning. One can simply agree to disagree by the end but it’s always nice to see things from a different perspective. I find it to be enlightening. However, as you mentioned often times this isn’t the case and instead hateful and harmful comments are made. Do you think there will ever be a truly effective way of managing this without interfering with typical online discourse? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Sincerely,
Kathy