Facebook: Up / Down?!

     Depending upon training, educators will know that seduction of the human mind is a pedagogical strategy to evoke passion / interest, in learning within the student. Of course when I say seduction, the word can be thought of as a tool; that varies according to the learners, skills, and abilities that are required to be learned, understood and achieved. It is also important to understand that the educator has received training, in these areas and is knowledgeable, about how to delicately allow a learning process to take place. The higher the learner climbs, the art or tool of seduction also varies and changes. Which is why within the field of academia, there is the idea of mutual consent. Consent may vary from region to region, national, international, or from institution to institution. But in my view I continue to believe that if there is mutual consent, and there is value for a pedagogical connection, then why hinder the development of intellectual / career development? Especially in cases where there is no conflict what so ever?

    I thought about the word hinder, stifle, and mutual consent. Especially with the recent facebook shenanigans. Facebook is either up, down, adjusting its settings, involved in the Russia investigations with the American elections, its either taking out pornography or doesn't care, but for some reason the video for the Christ Church Mosque Shooting in New Zealand, was displayed and posted on Facebook. While I am mindful about the sensitivity about the lives lost, I could not help but to think that Facebook really has to re-think it's public / social role on all fronts.

    Whilst the art of seduction is used as a subtle yet powerful pedagogical tool. It is probably not discussed in openly in the public realm, I wonder where do strategies such as these fit in with posting live terror shootings? Where is your public announcement Facebook? Where is Zuckerberg when Muslims are being killed and posted on Facebook? How is Facebook contributing to terrorism and extremism? The questions should make is think deeper about the recent Facebook shenanigans and compare to the posting of the Christchurch Mosque Shooting video response. Where really this was a time to call for unity and condemnation, regardless of religious faith or lifestyle choices.

My thoughts to share with love & kindness. 

Notes: These thoughts were originally hand written on March 15th, 2019.
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