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Does Social Media Have A Place In Disaster Situations?
Being able to obtain credible and factual information is extremely important in any disaster scenario. It doesn’t matter if it’s as commonplace as a winter storm or as out there as a global pandemic, without credible information you will have no idea how close disaster might be or when the situation has passed.
Although weather monitoring services, radio broadcasts and other official lines of communication have been used in disaster situations for a long time, it’s becoming increasingly evident that these mediums are not controlled by independent sources but by government. Regardless of what side of the aisle you’re on, or how far your trust of the government runs, as the old saying goes: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
In today’s modern world where people have access to literally millions of sources of information at their fingertips, why would anyone rely only on 1 source, especially in as something as serious as a disaster scenario?
A wise man taught me a valuable lesson a long time ago. He said:
“If someone came up to you on the street and told you the sky was falling, you’d probably think he was crazy, but if 10 more people came up to you and said the same thing, I bet you’d look up.”
Social media has given everyone with a phone or internet access the ability to spread any kind of information they please. As I’m sure most of you know, this can be a double-edged sword at times when trying to identify factual information. However, if 10 people are all saying the same thing, it’s pretty likely that the information is accurate. CONTINUED HERE
