Reasons
I joined this community to stay in touch with people. I joined because I wanted to read what people were saying. I joined because in a lot of ways, this is a “safe” place for me to post. I can say things, and have people agree. Or if they don’t agree, they will say so in a calm, rational way. And then I can explain why I feel my way.
I’m sorry. I’m crying right now. I’ll explain in a moment. I just read a post … that had 359 comments … and none of the comments were good. Instead, people were arguing with the poster, “How dare he …” and then arguing with themselves. When one person said something, a half dozen jumped on them for saying something THAT THEY DIDN’T EVEN SAY. I’m sorry. I’m not trying to yell. But I don’t know how to do italics. And then, when the poster tried to explain in another post, he got lambasted again, and I don’t think that’s fair.
Why can’t people hear what people say, and not imagine something else? Why can’t people accept that some people don’t like something, and they’re not saying it’s wrong, they’re saying that they don’t like it? Why can’t people look at observations this person has made previously and since, and see that 1) he didn’t mean it the way people are taking it, and 2) he DIDN’T SAY IT?
I’m sorry, this has left me very disappointed. In human beings in general.
I’m sorry. I’m crying right now. I’ll explain in a moment. I just read a post … that had 359 comments … and none of the comments were good. Instead, people were arguing with the poster, “How dare he …” and then arguing with themselves. When one person said something, a half dozen jumped on them for saying something THAT THEY DIDN’T EVEN SAY. I’m sorry. I’m not trying to yell. But I don’t know how to do italics. And then, when the poster tried to explain in another post, he got lambasted again, and I don’t think that’s fair.
Why can’t people hear what people say, and not imagine something else? Why can’t people accept that some people don’t like something, and they’re not saying it’s wrong, they’re saying that they don’t like it? Why can’t people look at observations this person has made previously and since, and see that 1) he didn’t mean it the way people are taking it, and 2) he DIDN’T SAY IT?
I’m sorry, this has left me very disappointed. In human beings in general.