While it seems that all of us have become more hostile online, research shows that it may be a special group of people who provide the negativity.
  • thedruid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    4 days ago

    I have. I honestly try not to be. There’s just so many uncaring shits online. It makes me sick to think of how fucked up these trolls are to relish causing others distress. Then I become a dick

    I’m trying to be better

    • poopkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      3 days ago

      I feel like I’m fighting a one-person crusade every time I respond politely to some jerk online. Last night I couldn’t sleep because some rando on the internet said mean things. Why are humans like this? Why can’t we just be nice? Sometimes I feel like we deserve to go extinct.

      • thedruid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Because everyone wants to be popular. Most people don’t have the tools to be popular through kindness so they simply act like the other orcs instead.