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Friday, November 17, 2023

Avoiding Facebook Jail: Using Opinions and Questions Instead of Statements

I am surprised at the number of people who think "I disagree" is an opinion. It is a statement, perhaps even a statement of fact, but it is not an opinion. People offer their opinions when they support their claims and statements. There isn't even a definition of "opinion" that allows for an opinion to be an unsupported statement. Despite that, there will be those who think there is a definition that reads: "opinion - (noun) everyone has one; (see also: asshole)."

There is more to making a statement of fact an opinion than adding "I think" to the beginning of the statement, but that is always the least you should do to stay out of Facebook jail. However, if you've already leveled up (a term my granddaughter has taught me) in the punishment factor of the Facebook algorithm, you are as likely as my friend Bryan to get sent to jail if you try to qualify a statement as an opinion by saying, "I think you are white trailer trash." It's okay to think that if you are the good kind of racist like Bryan is, but it isn't okay to just say it that way.