You're listening to The Girl Next Door Podcast. I'm Erica. And I'm Kelsey. We're two former next door

neighbors and good friends who love a good chat and a good laugh. We're inviting you to come

on in, have a drink, and stay a while. Hey friend. Hey friend. So we have been wanting to talk about

this topic for a while now.

The internet has changed so much about all of our lives from social media and the new ways we connect online to cancel culture, to just the endless stream of information now available at all times.

It's wild out there.

And as online content creators ourselves, we've been wanting to talk about a lot of these things more in depth. We're going to make this a catch-all episode for all things under

the umbrella of online behavior for grownups. Sounds good. Okay. I think we're going to have

so much to say about this topic that we're going to skip neighborhood news. Also, there is no news.

It's just hot here. Right.

It's just hot.

Yeah.

That's all we have to say.

Okay, so let's start from our own perspective as consumers of content online and participants

in social media.

So what is your kind of personal philosophy for engagement with people and their content online?

A few things, starting with treat people online the way you would treat them

in person. Yes. And also expect that of others. Yeah. And don't tolerate otherwise. Yeah, exactly.

That is a big one. That doesn't mean that you can't give constructive feedback, but do it in a way

that you wouldn't feel

ashamed to say it to their face. Yeah. Yeah. Not in a fit of anger, you know, and just pouring out.

And should probably be based on some sort of relationship prior to established. Like, you just don't go

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