Reading is Truly Fundamental
The book of faces…
Never disappoints.
Well… sometimes.
If you’ve ever left a comment on a post, then you already know how this goes.
You’ll either get an emoji…
Or you’ll get a response.
Sometimes people agree.
Sometimes they don’t.
And honestly?
That’s fine.
That’s what social media is for.
But let me ask you this:
Have you noticed how people will respond to your comment…
And it has absolutely NOTHING to do with what you said?
Yeah.
That part.
And I’m not even going to apologize for the caps earlier, because it needed to be said with emphasis.
Because this right here?
It’s exhausting.
I respect people’s opinions.
I really do.
Everybody is entitled to their point of view.
But what happened to reading the post…
Before responding to someone’s comment?
This right here is exactly why I had to step back from social media on a personal level.
Because baby…
The confusion?
Unmatched.
Let me give you a quick example.
A national news outlet posted an article about a potential vice-presidential pick.
An opinion piece.
I read the article.
Formed my opinion.
And made the mistake of commenting.
Now at first?
Everything was fine.
Five minutes later…
My phone started going off.
Notifications everywhere.
Cool, I thought.
Let me see what people are saying.
Big mistake.
Here’s how it went:
Me (after actually reading the article):
“I understand why she made that statement, but right now the focus should be on choosing someone qualified to be president if needed. He can choose any woman—as long as she’s capable.”
Grumpy Ol’ Trollster #1:
“GLAD YOU’RE NOT RACIST, BUT I SEE YOU A SEXIST.”
Me:
“Umm… thanks? But I’m not a sexist. That was the candidate’s preference, not mine.”
Troll disappears like they clocked out for lunch.
New notification.
Grumpy Ol’ Trollster #2:
“Obama released this virus, and now you want a woman to come ruin what our all-powerful president has done…”
(and proceeds to go completely off topic)
Me:
“I’m confused… where in the article does it mention anything you just said?”
Troll #2:
“Well didn’t you say something about a woman?”
Me:
“Still confused. Can you show me where that’s in the article?”
Troll #2:
“Well… isn’t Obama in the article?”
Me:
🤔
And that’s when it clicked.
You didn’t read the article.
You didn’t read my comment.
You just woke up and chose confusion.
So I politely exited the conversation.
“Have fun arguing with yourself.”
Because that’s really what it was.
And let me say this for anyone who has experienced something similar:
You are not crazy.
There are people on the internet who are not there to understand.
They are there to argue.
It doesn’t matter what you say.
It doesn’t matter how clear you are.
It doesn’t matter how respectful you are.
They came for a fight.
And they’re going to have one…
Even if it’s by themselves.
So here’s my advice:
Let them.
Let the Grumpy Ol’ Trollsters of the world have their moment.
If you’re talking about chicken noodle soup…
And somebody wants to argue that Obama turned chickens into ducks…
Go ahead and hit them with that “care” emoji…
And keep talking about your soup.
Because your peace?
Is more important than proving a point to someone who wasn’t listening in the first place.
And honestly…
Some conversations aren’t meant to be won.
They’re meant to be left.
Now the real question is…
This craziness will be over soon, right?!? 😩😂
