#Microblog Monday 513: Interesting Advice

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A recent Carolyn Hax column made me pause, and I was curious what you thought. That, by the way, is a gift link.

The situation: a woman laments two friends who have changed profoundly — both in actuality and expressed through their postings online. Carolyn’s advice is to choose a different medium to connect with them if they want the person in their life but don’t want to be distressed by what they post. “Connect using the least conspiracy-, peculiarity- and lunacy-friendly communications medium.”

Yes, there is always the choice to remove someone from your life, but there are many reasons why someone would not. The question asker wanted to know how to keep these people in their life and minimize their emotional impact, which sounds a bit impossible, though Carolyn’s advice certainly feels like maybe the only possible path forward.

What do you think of her advice?

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