If I could make everyone, before they press send, say what they wrote out loud, it might cut a third of the traffic. But who am I kidding? The worst people are proud of their hot takes.
The need to correct others on social posts is something I felt the other day (though without any of the gruesome ad hominen insults you face!) when people leapt in on something I wrote that they felt needed corrected by me (despite it not being the point of the post). I initially tried to reply to each comment, but the pile on grew too much so I simply deleted the post.
The "social" in social media seems to have been overtaken by those who feel the purpose is to castigate others. Not giving up yet, I will keep being positive.
One thought I had the other day is that I've used the same username online since the days of bulletin boards in the 90s, and that perhaps that conscious lack of anonymity keeps me being kind online.
If I could make everyone, before they press send, say what they wrote out loud, it might cut a third of the traffic. But who am I kidding? The worst people are proud of their hot takes.
Yes to all of this. I think a lot of us are disengaging more online for all of the reasons you mention in this article.
Big hug x
The need to correct others on social posts is something I felt the other day (though without any of the gruesome ad hominen insults you face!) when people leapt in on something I wrote that they felt needed corrected by me (despite it not being the point of the post). I initially tried to reply to each comment, but the pile on grew too much so I simply deleted the post.
The "social" in social media seems to have been overtaken by those who feel the purpose is to castigate others. Not giving up yet, I will keep being positive.
One thought I had the other day is that I've used the same username online since the days of bulletin boards in the 90s, and that perhaps that conscious lack of anonymity keeps me being kind online.
BRB… adding NEUROSPICY to my LinkedIn profile! Thanks, Amber. 🤓