Limit Your Exposure to Political Posts on Facebook

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Like nearly everyone I know, I have already decided who I will vote for in the fall. Unfortunately, I still have friends in both parties who are busy trying to convince everyone else that their political choice is the right one and the other candidate is absolutely terrifying. One friend in particular posts things every day that are sometimes downright offensive and often distort the truth. However, even when I agree with what my friends are saying, I have grown weary of reading about it. I learned a little Facebook trick that I am passing on to everyone else that feels the same way I do. I posted the following statement on my Facebook page: "Thanks to everyone who has avoided posting political stuff on Facebook. For those of you who, like me, have already decided who they will vote for, I've learned a neat trick. Whenever I see a political post by a friend, a news outlet, or from another source, I click on the little arrow in the upper right-hand corner of the post and choose "see fewer posts like this." It has been great. Since I started doing that, I have seen far fewer political posts and a lot more pictures of my friends and their families ... which is what I want to see, anyway! Thank you, Facebook, for giving us some control over what we see!" Feel free to copy and paste what I wrote to your Facebook page ... or write your own, similar comment. Then, use that little arrow in the corner of each post generously. I was amazed at how quickly it made a difference!