I really wish that I could meet some of you guys and talk with you irl. I think in general it is hard to communicate effectively while only using technology because so much of communication is non verbal to begin with, and that matters. Its hard to really come across as empathetic online and thats a problem. A larger problem i see on here is people coming and posting and commenting simply to mock people for the way that they might be feeling, and that is pretty fucked up. I can't understand how anyone might think that being so callous helps to do anything but prop up the cycle of hatred that is in so many posts here. Subs like IT also do not do much of anything but just mock and deride people for feeling a certain way.

In general I believe that social media platforms have started to change how we interact with each other and the problems are becoming obvious. Living in an echo chamber ( doesn't really matter what chamber) is so dangerous because opposing points of view are often dismissed without even trying to have some form of legitimate conversation that fosters understanding.

While I am not really into most ideas on here, I will say that some of them have valid points somewhere in between the off the wall rants. Not that it matters, but I would be more than happy to DM with people who actually want to talk about their views in a respectful way, but on most posts people who try to help just get mobbed by a bunch of people who already had their minds made up before they even consider what someone is saying.

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