READ BEFORE YOU REACT — Terver Akase 

In the golden age of social media, the headline is no longer king. It is a court jester in a crown, loud, mischievous, dramatic, and occasionally dishonest. It screams for attention, throws a tantrum, and dares you to react, while the actual truth sits quietly inside the article, abandoned like a book in a waiting room.

We scroll. We see a title. We explode.

All within 15 seconds. Reading the article itself now feels like an optional luxury, something to do if time permits, like flossing or checking facts. And this, unsurprisingly, is how misinformation prospers: not because people can’t read, but because they won’t.

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A headline is not the story. A title is not the article. It is a teaser, not the plot. A knock on the door, not the conversation in the living room. Judging an article by its headline alone is like reviewing a movie after watching the trailer, or sentencing a man after hearing only the accusation, not the evidence. Efficient? Maybe. Intelligent? Hardly.

And so we witness the daily spectacle: people furiously arguing against points never made, passionately defending positions the writer never held, and enthusiastically applauding conclusions the article explicitly rejects. Confidence is high. Comprehension is low. It is intellectual gymnastics performed without warming up.

Let’s be honest: most comment sections are not discussions of ideas; they are festivals of assumption. People respond not to what was written, but to what they imagined was written. The result is a loud, chaotic marketplace where opinions sprint in circles, chasing an article no one bothered to read.

Reading before commenting is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of self-control. It is respect, for the writer, for the audience, and for your own reputation. Silence, when you have not read, is not ignorance; it is restraint. Not every post needs your opinion, especially one you have only glanced at.

If you must comment, earn it. Read the article. Follow the argument. Disagree with intelligence. Agree with intention. Ask questions that suggest you actually know what you’re talking about.

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So the next time a headline grabs you by the emotions and shakes you violently, pause. Click. Read. Think. Then, and only then, speak.

Because in a world addicted to noise, the most rebellious act left is painfully simple: read before you react.

You gerrit?