What Do You Amplify?

Sharing Responsibly in a World of Misinformation and Information Glut

Finding the time to write can be challenging. But writing isn’t the only way to share important thoughts and viewpoints.

We affect the world around us through the ideas we endorse and share, both online and in book form.

• We signal our approval of content with likes or other online reactions.
• We amplify posts by sharing them with our networks.
• We add our personal spin by commenting on and curating posts and articles.
• We spread the impact of books by reviewing them or recommending them to our friends

All of these activities have an impact in the online world. Through browsing and sharing, we contribute to the spread of ideas, memes, books, philosophies, and social norms. We create “thought leaders” and influencers, and amplify the voices of specific groups and individuals.

We may also, unintentionally, contribute to fear mongering, clickbait, fake news, and other unfortunate attributes of the modern world.

We have responsibilities as readers in an age of misinformation and information glut.