"I have 30x the followers you do because I am at least 30x more reasonable and articulate than you are (not to mention intelligent it seems)."
LOL wow! I actually love it when you get a little bit petty when responding back to some of these unhinged "You just cannot leave me alone" type commenters.. Relatable. It's a rare occurrence but i…
"I have 30x the followers you do because I am at least 30x more reasonable and articulate than you are (not to mention intelligent it seems)."
LOL wow! I actually love it when you get a little bit petty when responding back to some of these unhinged "You just cannot leave me alone" type commenters.. Relatable. It's a rare occurrence but it always makes me smile. You are usually so even-tempered.
Loved the final response to her. And it wasn't remotely petty - it was really resonant for me. It reminded me of what I've dealt with with some commenters (on Goodreads, not here). Except, unlike you, I can often be extremely petty. After I get a bizarre, hateful comment, I sometimes just delete their comment & block them, but more often respond with as diminishing a response as I can imagine at the time, and then block. The last word. Of course, I then have to deal with the occasional sock puppet account created so that they can continue the conversation by direct messaging me pictures of dead bodies or anime gifs of rapes (literally true). Sad LOL! People can be so crazy.
ANYWAY, I really loved this part: "But the most likely explanation, at least to my mind, is that they’re in pain. Whether as a result of transphobia or racism or something completely unrelated. And they use their “oppression” as justification to say all the things they wish they could say to their bullies."
This is so true and I need to remember this! It's a challenge trying to understand let alone empathize with people who act so over the top. But that energy is coming from somewhere and if I want to truly see myself as a humanist, I need to consider that. Online and elsewhere.
"LOL wow! I actually love it when you get a little bit petty when responding back to some of these unhinged "You just cannot leave me alone" type commenters."
😁 My inate pettiness usually gets filtered out by the extra time writing gives me to think about what I want to say, but sometimes I get annoyed enough that I can't keep it in. It's always kind of amusing too that no matter how nasty or abusive the other person has been, if I'm even a little bit sarcastic in response, the victim card comes out *immediately.* To paraphrase Mike Tyson, some people really don't seem to realise that their behaviour might have consequences.
But I'm genuinely glad we didn't stay on that tack. Trading insult with strangers online has become such a hobby for some people, and I can't think of many worse ways to spend my time. It literally only makes matters worse.
It's hard to remember that there's a human behind the screen a lot of the time, especially when talking about those sensitive topics. I try to talk to people online as I would if they were sat in front of me, and it does tend to lead to more productive conversations.
"I have 30x the followers you do because I am at least 30x more reasonable and articulate than you are (not to mention intelligent it seems)."
LOL wow! I actually love it when you get a little bit petty when responding back to some of these unhinged "You just cannot leave me alone" type commenters.. Relatable. It's a rare occurrence but it always makes me smile. You are usually so even-tempered.
Loved the final response to her. And it wasn't remotely petty - it was really resonant for me. It reminded me of what I've dealt with with some commenters (on Goodreads, not here). Except, unlike you, I can often be extremely petty. After I get a bizarre, hateful comment, I sometimes just delete their comment & block them, but more often respond with as diminishing a response as I can imagine at the time, and then block. The last word. Of course, I then have to deal with the occasional sock puppet account created so that they can continue the conversation by direct messaging me pictures of dead bodies or anime gifs of rapes (literally true). Sad LOL! People can be so crazy.
ANYWAY, I really loved this part: "But the most likely explanation, at least to my mind, is that they’re in pain. Whether as a result of transphobia or racism or something completely unrelated. And they use their “oppression” as justification to say all the things they wish they could say to their bullies."
This is so true and I need to remember this! It's a challenge trying to understand let alone empathize with people who act so over the top. But that energy is coming from somewhere and if I want to truly see myself as a humanist, I need to consider that. Online and elsewhere.
"LOL wow! I actually love it when you get a little bit petty when responding back to some of these unhinged "You just cannot leave me alone" type commenters."
😁 My inate pettiness usually gets filtered out by the extra time writing gives me to think about what I want to say, but sometimes I get annoyed enough that I can't keep it in. It's always kind of amusing too that no matter how nasty or abusive the other person has been, if I'm even a little bit sarcastic in response, the victim card comes out *immediately.* To paraphrase Mike Tyson, some people really don't seem to realise that their behaviour might have consequences.
But I'm genuinely glad we didn't stay on that tack. Trading insult with strangers online has become such a hobby for some people, and I can't think of many worse ways to spend my time. It literally only makes matters worse.
It's hard to remember that there's a human behind the screen a lot of the time, especially when talking about those sensitive topics. I try to talk to people online as I would if they were sat in front of me, and it does tend to lead to more productive conversations.