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Where is Mike?

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I know I publish so rarely nowadays on my personal blog. People just don't post in traditional means anymore. Most people throw out interesting information and tidbits to their social networks and I'm certainly no exception. But I wanted to post where I could be found if people wanted to interact with me even to this very day. My Twitter is here .  My Facebook is private to my family (sorry, not sorry).  I write for iTechTriad, a great tech driven publication here .  I write historical articles on Medium here . I'm doing a series on Washington's rules now. I always look forward to interacting with friends. Please feel free to check me out, follow me, and let me know so I may do the same!

Think Different or I'll Boycott You!

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I know I often say I shy away from and avoid political posts. I don't even tolerate it in my social media timelines and in an election year that is a hard task to accomplish. There is something that is bugging me though about the political process and since I have a platform, here I go! I just wanted to provide two quick reasons why I believe that the boycott is completely asinine in nature and in delivery: Boycotts are lazy - In this political climate it seems to be easy for some to speak their minds via the retweet, repost, regram, or boycott than to actually bring about any activism. I am not advocating rioting and protesting, but a boycott is incredibly slothful and usually doesn't influence or impress your friends. Often times nowadays lazy activists on the other side will then call in a buycott and the effect is completely null  Boycotts hurt regular people - Someone dear to me works for a company that is a target for a recent boycott because of a policy that