Mary Lou Heater
3 min readSep 11, 2021

The Three C’s of Medium: Clap, Curate, and Commiserate

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People of a certain age, ilk, or (unfortunately) experience are familiar with the clap. And if you’ve been around since 1996, probably have heard of the clapper — a device for the lazy, arthritic, or not-quite-legally blind to turn on a light. But, come on, to clap? Put your hands to together to the beat of music, applaud after a rousing speech, or give a standing ovation at the end of Hamilton? So why when I link my story to Facebook (FB) with the message please read, share and clap if you like it (I even add the clap emoji) — all I get are hearts, thumps up and…

Mary Lou Heater

Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in adult mental heath, aging and addictions. Writer, lover of words, and ideas.