I have a love/hate relationship with social media. To be perfectly honest, I’m probably addicted to it in some ways. (I’d argue many of us are.) I don’t post a ton on social media, but I do love to scroll through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, watching people’s stories and pictures, laughing at memes, and reading news articles. I also love seeing vacation photos!

But there’s another side to social media, a side that, as an attorney and business owner, I truly loathe. From a personal perspective, I struggle with our societal need to gain validation and attention through “likes.” Social media has also created a discourse that is so vile and spreads misinformation, and honestly, that scares me a little bit. No one can have a real conversation anymore, and being a “keyboard warrior” to shut someone down on social media ... CONTINUE READING