As @kel has been saying ... hating on people for what they are into and passionate about is not cool. The bullying that happens on social media that pushes people into this darkness where they can't be themselves and share what they're about and what fuels them is the worst part of the net. It's one of the reasons I'm turned off by single-minded hardcore fans of anything ... that FANaticism always leads to this inevitable mistreatment of other people. Let people just LIVE and have their LOVES.

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It is not required that you have a comment on everything people post and it's ESPECIALLY not necessary if you're not into that thing or you dislike that thing. You have no reason to shit all over something just because it goes by in the firehose. If you're having that kind of negative response, feeling the need to control and shit on someone else's passion ... that trigger is something you need to examine in yourself and think about where you learned that kind of behavior was acceptable.

There is a difference between people's passions and creative expressions and obviously someone being a troll and spreading hate. If you can't tell the difference, then again, you need to spend some time examining yourself.

If I'm making the time to reach out and comment on someone's post or share it's ONLY to express some kind of POSITIVE appreciation for something it gave me, introduced me to, or made me feel that I didn't expect that was wonderful. I LOVE seeing people being themselves and sharing what moves them. I see no other reason to respond to something. If someone posts something negative or full of bile and hate or whatever I just BLOCK them. I don't engage with it or waste time commenting on it.

There are SO many amazing people in this CoSo community who are so diverse and share so many things that I wouldn't even begin to know about or have access to or even have thought about. There's WAY more of that than the other stuff despite the influx of Hellmouth refugees who haven't figured that out yet. I can't imagine any good can come of engaging with anything in the firehose that doesn't "spark joy" or fill you with something epic. Just don't bother. There's so much better to see here.

@thewebrecluse exactly this. If you don't like it, just leave it be. Why exacerbate the negativity?? :facepalm:

@karashta Because that's ALL they know how to do and ALL they have been taught matters on social media. It's sad AF.

@thewebrecluse It is sad af. Let's hope we can help steer them to a more light-filled direction! Everyone should know the truth... Be the light you want to see shining in the world! 😍 ✌️ :WilLongAndProsper:

@thewebrecluse @karashta I think that’s part of it. I don’t have the time or energy to engage in angry rants about things that ultimately don’t matter.

@ScientistMel As much as I don't approve of sharing content from the Hellmouth, I love a good piece of epic craftsmanship 😂

@thewebrecluse i felt I needed to share where I found it just in case for credit reasons 😬

It is super cute

@thewebrecluse I wish I knew how to gif. This needs a standing ovation!

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@knomia You're really kind ❤️ Thank you.

I just really hate to see negative energy in my feed. It's just so UNNECESSARY to bring that into anything. I mean ... spending energy to type out something triggered and negative on someone's post is such a waste. If you don't like something or have an averse reaction just don't respond or make some filters or whatever for your own mental health. You don't have to attack things. It's such gross birdsite behavior ... can't stand it ...

@thewebrecluse thank you for saying so. I really try to be the person I hope my grandchildren become.

As an infj I often "absorb" the emotional vibe around me even without realizing it and then it projects out of me. Nobody deserves that. So I work to curate my experiences.

@knomia We INFJs are a unique bunch of sensitives are we not? ❤️️ It's both positive and negative sometimes. ❤️

@knomia I think you're already pretty amazing just from my few interactions with you so it doesn't surprise me that you're also INFJ. You are very open, communicative in a positive and uplifting way, you have a great sense of humor, and alllll that makes you top in my book. ❤️

@thewebrecluse oh damn. Now I'm blushing. 😊

I take that as very high praise from the person whose posts I look forward to seeing the most 😁❤️ (even when I'm not sure what you are talking about, I always learn something because your posts make me want to learn it).

We're starting a mutual admiration society 🤣😅😂

@knomia your words are so kind ❤️ I am happy to be able to share things I love ❤️ If it turns someone onto something new then that's just so epic to me. I learned so much from other people myself. It's impossible to discover new things especially stuff that just is so unique and beyond your imagination until someone or something introduces you to it. It's magical when that happens. It opens up your world in so many ways. ❤️ I'm really blushing myself now ❤️

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