Good evening!ย
Today I've been home from work. I got bit by a dog yesterday, it wasn't very serious, I was saying hello to our neighbour's dogs, and was petting dog 1, dog 2 got jealous and wanted to nibble dog 1 and my hand was in the way. I got a little nick on my wrist, and it started bleeding. And since I do what I do for work, I'm not allowed to work with open wounds and/or bandaids. So I need to stay home until the wound is dry/healed.ย 
Something I've been thinking about lately is why people on the internet have become so toxic?ย
I'm a 30 year old woman, and whenever I want to post something I feel the need to apologize every other sentence for possible grammatical errors since English isn't my first language. And I feel like I need to disclaim everything in every situation because otherwise at least one person will react negatively to something. It's like you just can't do right.ย
It's like people feel a need to kick down on anything, and find negativity in everything, and I don't know if it's "just" rage bait or if people are genuinely mean?ย
Why can't we just be kind to eachother? Is it because people can hide behind a screen? Is it because they feel zero control in their real lives and want to take it out on strangers on the web?ย
A couple of days ago I made a blog post on another site about my day and posted a few photos, and was shocked by a comment I got where the person acted extremely obnoxious and smug. Like, why? Just let me live my life in peace.ย
It just feels sad.ย
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alexanderspoison
i think the internet has always been like this lmao. i do think a really big factor is the anonymity. even if your name and face is public it just.. doesnt feel real. im not really talking to you, i cant see your reaction, i dont know you. im just pressing letters on a keyboard. though i think nowadays since the internet is more a part of our lives, and because the internet shows us negative content to get a rise out of us, we're angry all the time. feels like we have less tolerance for small things.ย
mariasamaaaaaa
I see this same thing in different commentary videos, where these users on TikTok and IG are pretty hostile, especially younger people. There are adults too that will post anger with a lot of CAPS WORDS AND ANGRY EMOJIS๐ก (this was an example), but I saw literal kids insulting and threatining to do *illegal* stuff... I always think that maybe we shouldn't be this far in technology and just stick to the 2000s or a better future without GenAI and online hostility.
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Ouch, I hope your dog bite heals quickly!
I completely understand where you are coming from in regards to wanting to post blogs or share highlight from life. What I try to remember is that the negative person has nothing better to do with their time and are unhappy with themselves, not me. Still sucks to receive negative comments when your trying to live your best life. I also wish we could all just be kind online and enjoy these spaces freely.
Keep posting your beautiful moments in life and post freely and how you see fit. Your English is phenomenal and everyone makes grammatical mistakes. (If they say they don't they are lying lol).ย
Hope you have a wonderful evening!