>>13196789The internet zeitgeist has moved to snowballing cruelty. Yes there was always pushback and trolling and flaming and nastiness, but there were long breaks in between dire bouts of it. Now it's just constant. You can't live like this, my young friends. You can't sustain this. Forcing yourselves to immediately make a 180 and embrace performative kindness won't work either, but if you want an online escape from the world of mirrors and veneers where you can express yourself freely and just maybe meet like-minded people, you need more than one note. If you're just constantly nasty, it stops hurting even the targets and everyone just walks away.
