I like Greek mythology. Take, for instance, Pandora’s Box. Let me quote in part from GreekBoston.
com to get the mythic tale correct: “Zeus created a woman named Pandora. She was molded to look like the beautiful goddess Aphrodite. She received the gifts of wisdom, beauty, kindness, peace, generosity, and health from the Gods.
..Zeus brought her to Earth to be Epimetheus’ wife.
.. “As a wedding present, Zeus gave Pandora a box (in ancient Greece this was called a jar) but warned her never to open it.
..Pandora, who was created to be curious, couldn’t stay away from the box and the urge to open the box overcame her.
Horrible things flew out of the box including greed, envy, hatred, pain, disease, hunger, poverty, war, and death. All of life’s miseries had been let out into the world. Pandora slammed the lid of the box back down.
The last thing remaining inside of the box was hope...
” According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “anything that looks ordinary but may produce unpredictable harmful results can thus be called a Pandora’s Box.” And once it’s out, it’s out. The same can be said of TikTok, the wildly popular, social media app that allows users to create, share and watch short videos.
If I were a young person today, I’d be on TikTok. The average age of a TikTok user falls within the range of 16 to 24 years old. Here in New Hampshire, Attorney General John M.
Formella is trying to hammer the lid shut, once and for all. A few weeks ago, Formella announc.
