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Reader question:

Please explainfor good”, as in, “Twitter is a force for goodandHes here for good.”

My comments:

These two examples offor goodare different. Theyre not all for the commongood” (notcommon good”, which is another matter entirely), as in good and bad.

In the first example, “Twitter is a force for goodis a fixed phrase. Here, “goodmeans morally right, as ingood and evil”. In talking about Twitter being a force for good, the speaker means to point out the fact that people sharing information quickly and en mass is a good thing, socially progressive that is.

In second example, “Hes here for good”, the phrase to note isfor goodand here it means for ever, or permanently. In other words, hes here to stayfor a long time and perhaps never to leave again.

Back toforce for goodfor one moment. The Internet, in general, is a force for good, you may argue. Information (knowledge) is important. Crucial. With up-to-date (or up-to-the-minute in the case of Twitter) information, an individual is more likely to make the right decisions for himself. Obviously. On a larger scale, instant spread of information helps social stability as it may help curb systematic malpractice. Governments, for example, knowing that the public knows exactly what theyre up to, will think twice before going ahead with any potentially unpopular initiatives. The Nazis, to use a horrible example, would never be able to do the terrible things they did to the Jews in this age, the age of the Internet.

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