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CHAPTER 10:




                      THE CURE FOR FEAR







               In a time where we can stay constantly updated with
               the latest news developments, where our friends are
               traveling to, or what our favorite cultural icons are up
               to, we must ask ourselves, “Has social media, which
               began as a fun or easy way to stay connected with our
               friends and family, now become a destructive force in

               our daily lives?” In this chapter, I will break this down
               like James Brown.
                   We  all  have  anecdotal  examples  of  how  social
               media has had a negative impact on our lives here
               and there. At one point or another, most of us have
               become victims of epic political Facebook clashes,
               the mindless ten-minute scroll on Instagram, or the
               vortex  of  Twitter.  When  dealing  with  social  media
               in these regards, the solutions are simple. We know

               not to get into arguments on Facebook because it
               typically causes the other person to become even
               more entrenched and committed to their views that
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