{"id":8482,"date":"2019-02-02T22:58:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T05:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=8482"},"modified":"2019-02-22T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:51:01","slug":"does-this-comment-spark-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2019\/02\/does-this-comment-spark-joy.html","title":{"rendered":"Does this Comment Spark Joy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Can we \u201cMarie Kondo\u201d our Facebook feed?<\/h4>\n

Last month, my wife and I sat down to watch some of the Netflix show\u00a0Tidying Up<\/em> with Marie Kondo. We made it about 60% through an episode before giving up. The premise, based on the practice of KonMari<\/a>, is great, but the\u00a0reality show<\/em> format became a bit much. My sister worked in reality TV for a number of years and gave me some insight into the way that they \u2018skilfully\u2019 manufacture outrage and drama.<\/p>\n

In Buddhism<\/a> we often talk about getting \u201chooked\u201d on these emotions. Now when I see myself grabbing that hook, I pull away. Mind you, I often don\u2019t see it, at least not before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

This brings us to the topic of getting hooked on online drama and debate.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had countless friends bemoan the atmosphere of discussion on Facebook and\/or Twitter in the last year or so. Many people have made headlines for leaving, often due to harassment or simply a sense that social media was not benefiting their mental or spiritual well-being. Others just avoid it because the level of discourse is so poor.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019ve undertaken an ongoing experiment in removing certain comments (read below for background and philosophy).<\/p>\n

Reasons I might remove a comment:<\/p>\n