OnDusk

Anatomy of an example of activism via social media  Not a month goes by when I don't pause and reflect on what a game changer social media has been. At the end of the day, out would come the tins of tobacco. The blocks of tobacco would be carved, and the shards turn to splinters when rubbed together between two work ready palms.    The air would fill with the hollow pop of lips smacking on a pipe, and clouds of white smoke coating the deep, lush sounds of a radio playing softly in the night. Yes, using social media takes confidence and skill. It is not as easy as some make it look, and you need to invest some time. Take hunting for example. You need to understand what you are trying to catch, how it moves, what it’s habits are, and is it a risk to you. How to catch it – do you use a weapon or a lure? Do you chase it, or make it come to you? Or do you build (an interest in a potentially sensitive and awkward conversation) a trap ...