Session 36 Debating On Social Media

The Massage Matters Podcast

Does a day go by when you don't either see a "debate" occurring on socials, or even find yourself preparing to wade in on one side or another? Especially in the world of massage and manual therapy, this seems to have become the norm and we at The Massage Collective certainly like to participate too! But on reflection, what does this achieve? What do we even think we're setting out to achieve? And, like some recent papers in Science have questioned, is social media really the best way to be furthering scientific debate when limitations on characters exist and the algorithms involved intentionally limit your audience to those who already have skin in the game? It certainly makes for an interesting discussion...