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    Pro-Vaccinator, not procrastinator
    Dash  ·  
    May 16

    One-dimensional nature of comments and reminder to be kind to each-other: difficult to remember as we bash shitposters and trolls.

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    Perhaps a word about one-dimensional media is needed? A reminder that not everyone is articulate in the written word and that upwards of 90% of communication is actually non-verbal—visual and auditory cues that give context to what words are being used. These non-verbal cues are entirely absent on one-dimensional written media. This reality requires a bit of self-reflection when reacting to what has been written and then read on these comment boards—especially important on emotionally charged subject matter such as anti-vaxxers’ self chosen demise which is so broadly tied into the over-arching social milieu that seems to be full of disinformation and outright lies turning US society (and to a lesser extent global society) into a cesspool of “us” vs “them”.

    Just a friendly reminder and not meant to come off as self-righteous or scolding. But, alas, in this one-dimensional media it may very well read that way. Be well all and please try to take care of yourselves and others coming here to vent. This pandemic has ripped off the scabs of social rot brought about by love of, and pursuit of, power and $$ at any cost.

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    Delusionalmale
    May 17

    I've disagreed with members here before, and received snarky responses. I tend to walk away, or occasionally suggest that they " relax."

    In general, most disagreements on our site are mild dustups, that float away in the breeze, or the tornadic whooosh of fresh meat. But we should agree to disagree decently. I do feel at home here, and think of many of you as friends.

    Having said that, I support open season whenever eampmn rears it's orange horned pinhead.

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    Sorry, not sorry😜
    May 17
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    @Delusionalmale agree 💯%.

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    DeathofRats-BadgeHoorMaroon
    May 17
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    Bwahahahaaaaaa. The laugh I needed. It’s too bad they’re so fucking obnoxious. They are intelligent and have solid info. They’re just acerbic and utterly unlikable. Assholish might be the word which I seek. Third Way also explains a lot.

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    vaxordemonsnax
    May 17
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    Sometimes I think it might be for the best Wix kind of sucks and getting to your comment takes a lot of effort if you don't bookmark it. A few folks here can be real time wasters if you let them.

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    themustress
    May 16
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    Although I absolutely agree with your post, and admire the succinct way in which you've worded it, there will always be people who deliberately come on to online forums with the express intention of arguing the toss with all and sundry, just because they can, and because there is no redress (other than being banned from a site).


    However, you adjure us all to try to be kindly towards our fellow posters, and that is undoubtedly good advice. We ought to try to stick to that.


    It is unfortunate that despite the undeniable fact that some people are here just to cause trouble, there are people on here who are NOT particularly here for that reason, but who have a specific axe to grind, and who inadvertently cause dismay because not everyone agrees with their comment(s).

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    Pro-Vaccinator, not procrastinator
    May 16
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    @themustress those folks deserve all they have coming to them (example is Pitbull here on the forum) or better yet, to be starved of attention through no response at all. The trick is not getting sucked into their troll-tricks for engagement. Always a difficult challenge as some trolls are very adept and subtle. Even non-trolls who just like to argue and are convinced of their position are hard to walk away from and avoid getting sucked into their drama. It is a challenge.

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    Sorry, not sorry😜
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    @Pro-Vaccinator, not procrastinator

    "Even non-trolls who just like to argue and are convinced of their position are hard to walk away from and avoid getting sucked into their drama. It is a challenge."


    This is what happened with Rand Paul's Neighbor. He made a comment that insinuated that those not wanting to donate to Lyndsi's GFM should reflect on themselves so that we don't become like the people we rail against. I don't remember his exact words but that was the gist. Another well-known and well-liked member had issues and they went back and forth and it did turn rather nasty. I, unfortunately, also made a comment to RPN that agreed with the other member's viewpoint and said something to the effect that he should keep donating if that's what he wanted to do but don't sit in judgement of others that choose not to donate. By the time I made that comment, he was fit to be tied and he went off on me. I didn't even respond back to his comment because I figured it would make things worse. He was just mad as hell and I guess when his original post got deleted, it was the straw that broke the camels back. I feel really bad that I was involved at all. I had no idea that this would happen. My comment was one that I would have made to anyone but maybe he had just had enough and maybe he felt picked on. It's very unfortunate and I'm sorry to have been involved in that particular cat fight.

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    Sorry, not sorry😜
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    @WalmartJesus the PC Baby

    I didn't like his holier than thou attitude. Usually, he seemed okay but that night he just struck me as condescending. He seemed to be well liked by others and so I was very surprised that he reacted to criticism the way he did. We all don't always agree with each other but it usually doesn't result in people getting angry enough to leave. Usually, people just say what they want to say and move on.

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