10 Aug 2014, 9:01 pm
MacGyverAspie wrote:
bleh12345 wrote:
I see. Yes, this is a "closed" group. I do know the responses there would have been banned or called out here immediately, but when I do it there, I'm accused of all sorts of things. I feel like it's possible I just have more emotional awareness. On the one hand, perhaps that makes me more higher functioning. On the other, I don't see my type of personality very often in the world except, well, here! I know, I'm analyzing it. Bleh12345, stop it, right? My mind just goes to these places. 
I don't get why people would accuse you of anything. That's the problem with social media sites. The problem here is internet trolls and there are huge issues which seem to be getting worse. Sites like these have rules which are enforced but Facebook has rules too but nothing is done about it. It's the same problem on twitter too, I know we are more aware but we have to teach ourselves to not feed the trolls. If we feed the trolls, they will not stop their attacks on people. Telling someone to stop won't work, they will retaliate relentlessly.
I see. This makes sense. I have so much empathy that I assume people AREN'T trolls. Are there any identifiers? It seems like there are a few people who will follow me on discussions and do this:
Someone makes a comment, I reply (in a civil way, etc.)
Someone else challenges me with some unkind words (Like get over it, pull up your bootstraps type of phrasing)
This one person will call me a sociopath, manipulative, etc.
Another person will reply with a message of MJ eating popcorn and say "Here it goes!" or something like that
Extreme a**hole will swoop in and tell me about how wrong I am and yet how I think I'm a know-it-all and gets VERY verbally aggressive.
Are all of these people trolling? Should I just block them all? Someone else who I trust in there did say they seem like they are trolling. I kind of feel guilty for blocking people, but they now seem to follow the SAME exact actions every time I comment on anything. I tried to be understanding and get them to understand how their words are hurtful, but I'm just told that I'm too easily offended, sensitive, and I need to "grow thick skin".
Is this what twitter is like, too? I was going to join before, but I decided against it. A part of me thinks maybe I'm prone to being trolled because I'm naive, but I don't want to believe people can be such a**holes. I guess I have to be disappointed in humans again...
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