This is how things should be handled

In last week’s column I referred to the MSU pitcher who was hit by the line drive from the bat of a Texas player as Bobby Reed.  The correct pitcher was Gene Morgan, and the ball struck his foot, not his leg.  In my haste to write the column, the years and players became mixed up in my head, and the mistake was inadvertent.  I appreciate a fellow Mississippi State Bulldog and long-time family friend George Marx for pointing that out to me in person over the weekend.
In person.  No, seriously, the fact that he walked up to me and said, “Buck, I wanted to point out an error in your column last week,” looked me in the eye and shook my hand, is uncommon these days.  I am grateful for the manner in which he handled it.
Because he is an adult, George didn’t go straight to social media and post his dislike of the error.  He didn’t take a photo or screenshot of it and blast it all over the internet for his followers to see and for them to share hundreds of times over while making a snide comment about me or my writing ability.  I’m sure he probably said to himself, “Now Buck ought to know better than that,” and wanted me to fix it, which I am happy to do. No big deal.  Let’s move on.
However, all one has to do is pull up an app on his or her device, and, within a few seconds, find a post similar to the case in the above paragraph.  Social media, as useful as it can be at certain times, allows the fools to be fools, hiding behind a user name and avatar that may not readily identify the fool making the post.   Unfortunately, ‘social’ media has made many people unsociable.
So, again, I am grateful to George for his honesty and his willingness to approach me face-to-face and handle the matter like an adult.  That’s what being sociable truly is.