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863. Is Social Media Bringing You Down? by Maurine Proctor, in Meridian Magazine, February 8, 2017. Very insightful!

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I saved this article from Meridian Magazine, published in February, for such a time as this -- when I don't have time to write a new blog because I had such a fun time tonight in a musical Family Home Evening. Is Social Media Bringing You Down? By Maurine Proctor  · February 8, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE We asked Meridian readers to weigh in on the pitfalls of social media, particularly its power to depress their hearts and spirit. Readers weighed in. You can join in the conversation. Social media has utterly changed our world, and like splitting the atom, its power cuts both ways. So we won’t be bombarded by letters defending social media, let us admit right up front for many it’s been a boon. People are connecting with old friends they haven’t seen in years, they stay in touch with people they otherwise might lose, they raise funds for good causes, they get new ideas. I just connected with a frie