Social media can be a finicky thing. Nowadays people will get intense (and often unwanted) criticism for whatever they say on the internet. There are positives, of course. Positive outcomes to these altercations are exposing another side to the story, hearing feedback on why other groups of people think you are wrong, Negative outcomes include backlash, tension with people you know, and people lying in order to appear to be on the ‘right side’.

Conflict happens when two people or parties have opposing values or see things in a different way. Having media literacy is so important as well. Without being able to make your own decisions and decipher what media outlets are saying is the only way you would be able to communicate effectively on these important topics. Like attracts like, so it is likely that you will gravitate to believing in news articles that agree with the way you already think. That is why its necessary to try to see the opposing’s side perspective so you can make a better attempt in explaining why you both have different points of view.