As students graduate from high school and college this time of year, commencement speakers offer advice on how they can succeed in their future lives. I was listening to the Northwestern Oklahoma State University ceremony Saturday and heard a comment made by Dr. Janet Cunningham, NWOSU president. She said, “In this time of social media, it is easy to criticize those in leadership positions, but rarely do those who engage in criticism offer solutions.”

It reminded me of how much I dislike being subjected to people’s rants on social media. If it weren’t for the good, encouraging messages I see,...