On balance, do social media create or destroy relationships?
Only antisocial media destroy relationships.
David Isaacs, Sydney, Australia
• Social media have made virtual relations hip.
David Tucker, Halle, Germany
• Neither, really. Social media is where people tweet and share posts. Relationships are built where people meet and share time.
Pat Phillips, Adelaide, South Australia
• No doubt social media create relationships for some people, but I will always prefer my “real” relationships, which involve being physically present for each other – and lots of hugs!
Margaret Wilkes, Perth, Western Australia
• Depends on who is doing the tweeting and what their intention is.
Jenefer Warwick James, Paddington, NSW, Australia
• On balance about the same equation as alcohol.
Marilyn Hamilton, Perth, Western Australia
• Loose lips sink ships (mine are too loose, especially when I’m disgruntled).
R M Fransson, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US
I’m afraid that’s over the top
When does hyperbole turn into a lie?
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally and, therefore, by definition a lie.
Avril Taylor, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
• When facts cross into the fictitious realm.
R De Braganza, Kilifi, Kenya
• When the amusement begins to wane.
David Turner, Bellevue Heights, South Australia
• When hype moves from ripe to tripe.
Jim Dewar, Gosford, NSW, Australia
• When it is used by a megalomaniac.
Philip Stigger, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
• When it has to lie down to rest after going over the top.
Margaret Wyeth, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• When it’s measured against the truth.
Richard Orlando, Westmount, Quebec, Canada
• The moment when you know that your exaggerated praise far exceeds the truth, yet it serves its purpose.
Ursula Nixon, Bodalla, NSW, Australia
We did all the hard work!
Why would you like to talk with a character from an impressive novel?
To ask them what they really think of the author – who has presumed to interpret, publish and profit from their innermost thoughts.
Elaine James, Nairn, UK
I guess I’m really somebody
What are the perks of being a nobody?
The surprise when you find people who think you’re a somebody.
Tessa Giller, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Your autograph pen will never run out.
Roger Morrell, Perth, Western Australia
• Invisibility.
Adrian Chaster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Any answers?
Is old age sometimes wasted on the old?
John Geffroy, Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
What is the most regressive step ever taken by a generation?
R De Braganza, Kilifi, Kenya
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