Honestly, did you even read it yourself?

I came across some scary statistics the other day - Washington Post brought some recent research from Columbia University and INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science. According to the article 59 percent of the links shared on social media are passed, without the person who shares them has ever clicked on them - in other words: we make things viral without ever having read what it is all about.
It is basically the old point made by Nicholas G. Carr proven once again: the internet does not do any good to the way in which we get informed.
There'll be those people who find that their time is too valuable to read something that happens to be of interest to other people - but on the other hand, if it is important enough to contaminate others social media feed with, the forwarder should probably also be able to find time for it.
I will not pretend to be holier-than-thou. Occasionally, I forward something after having only skimmed it - but then it is only to individuals, and only after having skimmed it thoroughly enough to be reasonably sure that the recipient will be able to use it for something. I am simply too old to fancy the thought of answering the question: "Honestly, did you even read it yourself?" with a "uh, no ..."

(Translated from Helt ærligt, har du overhovedet læst det selv?)