To the #newnauts and Hellmouth refugees who seem to think that criticizing a place that is home to over 100k+ users is a good starting point ...

Instead of focusing on all the things CoSo is not or doesn't have that you've grown so reliant upon, perhaps consider that the things that make CoSo better and different and that have allowed it to grow and thrive since 2017 are the same things that can also help you grow, thrive, and be better too. ❤️

It's ok that you're new, that you're a bit lost, that you're a bit tainted and angry from the Hellmouth. It's ok if you're just dipping your toes in, it's ok if you're just taking a peek ... it's not ok to be rude though ... that's just never ok.

Rudeness isn't a bad habit ... like something you just happened to pick up somewhere and accidently keep forgetting to not be ... it's a character trait you're choosing to bring into a space and inflict upon others.

CoSo has been around since 2017, so while it may feel like a new space for those of you who are just discovering it, it has been thriving and growing for a long time and there are many amazing people here who have dedicated a lot of time and hard work to cultivate this garden into the refreshing communal space you're now coming into. Treating it and the community with respect will continue to ensure it stays an epic place for all. ❤️

Social media is what you bring to it ... and I see people just bring more of the same anger, complaining, and trauma for their own terrible media experiences to CoSo and that helps no one heal.

I want to celebrate positive things in my life, to share with others and to have their positivity shared with me. I want to experience new and different voices that aren't about adding to the cesspool, but rising above it. Haven't we all had enough trauma?

People are "fleeing" the Hellmouth because I assume (maybe wrongly) they don't want to deal with that same awfulness anymore or they are leaving because they anticipate it getting even worse than it is. I assume people are looking for better and brighter shores. CoSo is indeed that better and brighter shore ... a healthier more inclusive and more positive space. This is a great time to breathe all that in and just think ... Ok I can breathe here. I can be ok here. I can be safe here.