The age of follow the leader ... or whomever
Photo by Rakesh Shetty on Unsplash By Deron Snyder According to an old saying, folks should either lead, follow or get out of the way. But nowadays, it’s harder to do the latter without running the risk of being trampled. Our society seems to move at warp speed, with the next new thing arriving daily. We’re like Sandra Bullock’s character in “Gravity,” buffeted by zooming debris as we float helplessly through space. Except the hits and misses aren’t totally happenstance. Sometimes we’re steered onto a collision course without even realizing it. But that’s only fair, since we sometimes unconsciously nudge others in likewise fashion. Between intentional persuaders and unintentional influencers, we are surrounded by legions of leaders, swarmed by a wealth of words from a multitude of mouths. The deluge exists not only within our personal networks through face-to-face communication, but whenever we venture onto the congested Internet. There, whether throug...