All this talk about outrage farmers. Frankly I'm not seeing it. Maybe I am better at scrolling past? Maybe I have a higher tolerance than a lot of folks?
Probably some people see me as one.
But I've seen *a lot* more complaining and ranting about the outrage farming. To the point that it's making me uncomfortable. It's making me question whether people think I make CoSo worse because I consistently post about politics. And it's turning my personal mood meter red.
It just occurred to me that some of the posts are people grieving after Phase left.
They're angry and upset, and trying to control things.
With that realization, I'm less baffled and just going to ride it out.
@tyghebright I haven't been here long enough to know many of the "old timers". I feel like it's sorta some unintentional gatekeeping. I don't feel they are trying to sound elitist or anything, it's just this was a pretty small and tight knit community for most of it's lifespan and has kind of exploded since the bird app thing. I am sure there are a few "outrage farmers" out there but I also feel we are in an unprecedented time in the US and many of these conversations are important?
It's easy to feel overwhelmed right now, and then the small number of people who are the worst examples seem to be bigger and more present.
For some people, social media is just not a good place to be right now. Even if they curate their feeds. *And that's OK*
It can be sad when folks we care about make that decision, but no social media site is going to be static. They will all change with time.