Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Politicians Are Chronically On-line
Go Exterior, Contact Grass!!!
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Consultant Jake Auchincloss says politicians must ditch their telephones and get in contact with nature … telling us most are good IRL — however they’ll get actual nasty on-line.
We caught up with the the Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts on Capitol Hill earlier this week … and we requested him in regards to the variations between politicians’ in-person and on-line personas.
Auchincloss tells us he received a tool over Christmas that “bricks” his cellphone — mainly making it a glorified paperweight — and, he thinks his fellows within the Home and Senate ought to get comparable tech to brick their very own telephones and go “touch grass.”
Rep. Auchincloss acknowledges social media is a helpful mass communication instrument — like newspapers and TV — however he nonetheless thinks face-to-face encounters result in extra understanding throughout political divides.
The congressman additionally defends most of his colleagues … claiming a overwhelming majority are attempting to control appropriately — however a small minority is ruining it for everybody.
Mr. Speaker, can now we have Congress exterior at this time?
