I’ve posted quite a bit on here since I created my account, posts I consider non-controversial, since I’m not interested in arguing or getting into heated topics like politics. Even so, I still get the occasional snarky comment. Out of curiosity, I sometimes check the person’s post history when I see something like that, and without fail, their profile is full of snarky, negative, or hateful posts overall. It always makes me wonder: do people like this genuinely get enjoyment from surrounding themselves with negativity? What’s the thought process behind it?
i think theres a variety of reasons, theyve had a bad day, they’re assholes, etc
however I’ve also made what I consider innocuous comment’s on something or replied with an answer to their questions and they’ve been offended
I’ve also had people come into communities and be offmded as fuck. An example of the latter might be /c/fuckcars and people get offended when their very ordinary eery day activity is seen as obnoxious and they take umbrage at that and might get called out for it.
i also have to acknowledge I sit way outside the bell curve eg I dislike people owning pet cats or dogs, i have to try very hard to not make that obvious or people get super offended…Similarly as an aethiest. My point ? my very act of me having my opinion is super offensive to some people, so then I’m the asshole if that is you.
Somtimes people are assholes, somtimes it’s way more nuanced, sometimes people shoukd be called out on their bullshit (tolerance of intolerace)