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Predominantly, most video clips, if not produced by experts and knowledgeable persons of authority, are sources of misinformation and could be quite misleading. Watch out!

In the Somali case, with social media explosion, it could be quite detrimental to normal thinking as they got confused to sort out facts from fallacies. They are habitually transformed into listening machines and collectors of Internet garbage. They relay this garbage to each other daily. Watch out!

Most importantly, to write or read analytical resources requires good command of at least one language, be it one’s own native tongue to develop necessary skills and critical thinking from the logic of expressive words.

One has to understand that all information is either news (facts) or opinions. Educated opinion could act as a reference material and may be reliable. Otherwise, opinions must be scrutinised and listened to with a grain of salt. Don’t be gullible!

Unfortunately, nowadays, there are a lot of people on earth who get addicted to smartphones. Many aren’t selective in their browsing and spend huge hours on the phone. There is no productivity for years of their lives. Be careful!

Negatively, the Internet has impacted individual and family lives equally. In the absence of social skills and human interactions, today’s world is producing new society living in self-made information cocoons.

Back to our theme of reading analytical writings, recently I got a phone call from a media colleague who regularly read WDM critical articles. He asked me, “What is happening these days?” I responded, “you follow our take of what is happening around us from WDM.?”

Many Somalis find reading thoughtful analysis quite boring. They shouldn’t be!

Take a listen to the MAGAJIC number and watch: