If there may be one factor that might save social media, it’s candor.

I don’t imply the sort the place we admit issues to one another or take off the gloves and say what we actually suppose. As a substitute, social media may thrive if it turned a spot the place we are able to discover unfiltered, unedited and sincere opinions with out as a lot gatekeeping.

One instance of it is a submit on Reality Social at the moment by former President Donald Trump, the place he unleashes a firestorm (in all caps, no much less) about what he insists shall be his imminent arrest. The complete context of the submit is a bit laborious to parse as a result of it doesn’t make a variety of sense (and was partially debunked), however right here’s the essential concept:

“THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

I’m utilizing the phrase candor right here a bit optimistically. Social media has not been a spot of sincere reflection and interplay. It’s one big flame battle more often than not. And I might not say this submit by Trump is enlightening or useful.

I do suppose the submit is an instance of how a scarcity of gatekeeping does present some legitimately beautiful info that comes direct from the supply. The phrase candor is tied carefully to the phrase “candid” which implies openness.

In fact, the web was lighting up over this information, with Google Traits displaying how the easy search phrase “trump” was off the charts most of at the moment. Remember this announcement happened on a closed community the place Trump has solely about 5 million followers.

Within the Reality Social submit, Trump elaborated a bit extra a couple of claimed leak from the Manhattan district legal professional’s workplace. The submit deserves an in depth breakdown of precisely how it’ll ignite his base. (By the way in which, there are some 10,000 feedback to this point and about 60,000 likes.)

First, Trump is aware of this may make headlines all weekend. He is aware of it would enrapture the information channels and make headlines. He additionally is aware of it would draw consideration to Reality Social. One cause it really works so properly as a option to fire up his followers is that the submit introduces some critical alarm. When you’re a Trump supporter, studying that your fearless chief could be “wrongfully” accused of a criminal offense and arrested doesn’t sound good. It’s a motivator and mobilizer like virtually no different in current political information.

It’s additionally Trump’s likelihood to sway public opinion about what he calls an inevitable arrest. He selected phrases that may get folks riled up, saying he “shall be” arrested on Tuesday. If it’s as seemingly as he suggests, Trump could be attempting to realize sympathy with those that voted for him.

The candor is outstanding, although. Trump is talking on to his base on Reality Social, however he’s additionally revealing a flip of occasions that will dominate the information cycle for weeks and months to come back. If New York officers truly do arrest Trump, it might grow to be a media circus as soon as once more.

After which there’s the decision to protest. It’s actually wonderful to think about that Trump is looking for protests about his arrest in gentle of what occurred final time his followers took motion in a daring means.

I’m not precisely certain how this may all prove, or if anybody will protest. I do know that the unfiltered nature of this all caps submit reveals the true energy of social media. At the very least we all know what he actually thinks goes to occur.