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Idiom: Go down a rabbit hole
The Internet is an incredible technology that enables us to maintain contact and access vast quantities of information.
It is a double-edged sword, however, because often, when we are searching for one thing, we go down the rabbit hole and find ourselves clicking on hyperlinks, watching videos and otherwise wasting hours and hours of our precious time.
You may be thinking that there are no rabbit holes on the Internet, and if you are, then you misunderstand the idiom.
To go down a rabbit hole means to get into a situation that is extremely complicated, problematic, or chaotic.
There are many situations in which it is effortless to go down a rabbit hole and lose control of the situation.
It’s one reason why you should never discuss religion or politics with people you don’t know very well – the conversation can very quickly go down a rabbit hole, and you may lose control or even forget why you started talking about it in the first place.
Remember that when you are on the Internet, discussing religion or talking politics, it’s dangerously easy to go down the rabbit hole.
Beware!
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