Abandoned AmericaMay 8, 2023
You can always tell when prolonged exposure to social media has critically damaged a portion of someone's soul by the fact that when they make any statement online there is also an addendum addressing what they know the inevitable misreading or crappy response to that statement will be
Show threadAbandoned AmericaMay 8, 2023

"I really like waffles. But if you don't that's fine! And also pancakes are good too - l, look, just JFC let me enjoy waffles, okay, what is morally wrong with that - wait, you know what, don't even tell me, I'm so sorry I asked, please forget I said anything and that I even exist. I'm so sorry. I don't even know why but I'm sorry. Fuck waffles. Or not. I don't even know any more."

- Anyone who gets a moderate amount of interaction with their posts online

Show threadAbandoned AmericaMay 8, 2023
As my own little addendum because I have been critically damaged by social media too: no, this is not a complaint against "cancel culture" or anyone being held accountable for legitimately crappy things they might say. Read it literally. It is about the fear that even saying you like waffles is going to set someone off.
Show threadJasonMay 8, 2023

@AbandonedAmerica I was going to do a smart ass response but after reading all 3 messages, I restrained myself.

Don't want to further injure some who I 1) like their posts, 2) like their photography, and 3) subscribe to their podcast.

But it was hard not to do, also for the 3 reasons give above. 😜

But at least Mastodon is a generally more positive space than TheSiteThatShallNotBeNamed. 🙂

Show threadAbandoned America
@Jason844 oh, Mastodon is much better but the tide will turn. And thank you. Smartass responses are funny and most of the time I get them but sometimes I do not and wonder if the person has a real issue or not 😄😕
May 8, 2023 at 5:39amMastodon for Android
Show threadJasonMay 8, 2023

@AbandonedAmerica Don't agree. I think that Mastodon will stay a more positive thing due to how it is set up. Run into an troll/idiot, don't engage, just block them.

By the way, I've got several real issues! Namely, I'm snarky, facetious, cynical, and sarcastic. 🙃

But that's me, not you! I blame it on being raised on MAD magazine in the 1970s and early 1980s. 😜

Show threadAbandoned AmericaMay 8, 2023
@Jason844 I hope you're right. But I've already seen evidence that it is just human nature on social media. Would be very happy to be wrong though. But I can pick out a post by someone who has gone through it a mile away