Leveraging social media for the greater good

Thursday was another great demonstration of how social media can pull people together for a cause.

All over Facebook yesterday, people were asked to post the following as their status update for the day:

No one should die because they can not afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree post this as your status for the rest of the day.

It was another way to rally support for health care reform, and an interesting use of Facebook for the day. But of course, not everyone took it that seriously. Two other responses from friends of mine:

No one should die because they cannot afford health care, no one should go broke because they get sick, unless you are a jerk. Jerks should be allowed to do both.

And the other:

Nobody should ever have to eat brussel sprouts, and no one should eat sauerkraut. If you agree, please post this as your status for the rest of the year.

Will efforts like yesterday's Facebook rally make a difference? After reading post after post yesterday, it got me thinking for a few minutes about health care reform. Mission accomplished in the Janzen household.