There’s nothing wrong with criticism or calling out bad behavior. However, shouting “ACAB” in a thread about police violence, making jokes about beheading rich people, or throwing “muskrat” comments in discussions about Elon Musk, just to name a few examples, makes you an asshole and part of the reason why social media is so incredibly toxic.
If you’re doing that while also explaining why you feel that way, then it’s still not the best approach, but at least you’re contributing to the conversation instead of just making noise. Throwing out insults without adding substance doesn’t challenge anyone or encourage meaningful discussion; it just perpetuates the toxic environment that so many of us complain about.
Sure, that doesn’t mean they aren’t encountering them elsewhere, very few people are on a single social media, very few people are not directly affected by the news cycle, it’s all part of it.
Imo it’s not worth acting like we’re unaffected just cause we’re here.
It’s seems a bit ridiculous to suggest that the users themselves didn’t have any role in it. I haven’t claimed it’s just them.
Yeah, hence my water use analogy.
It’s not your claim I’m arguing against.
Oh I see, sorry! I’m so quick to try to have an argument.