curl-6 said:
I'm so sorry people are people are being hateful. There's absolutely no need for rudeness over something like video game sales. You guys work hard to provide an awesome service and I believe I speak for many when I say we appreciate it so much. Take care of yourself. |
After over a decade on this site, I still struggle to find why some have this weird hatred of the site. I suppose it's b/c some oddly invest themselves so much in the "console wars" and when their console doesn't do so well their only response is to poo poo the messenger and try to discredit it. Personally, I emotionally detached myself from the console wars stuff 10 or 15 years ago. I'm mainly a Nintendo guy who plays Xbox a lot, and used to have a diehard passion for Nintendo doing well - but personally, at this stage in my life, I couldn't care less if a Nintendo platform was outsold 25 to 1 as long as they kept making consoles and (especially) games. I've realized on a societal level, and in my own personal life, there are many things that are far more important..
With regards to Twitter, it is full of idiots and pathetic toxic people (not saying everyone is but many are who tend to stand out). I've been cyberbullied relentlessly in my younger years (though I've also been bullied in real life quite a bit so it's nothing I'm not used to). These days I just laugh it all off and realize that if people go to those lengths, it likely means I got under their skin and thus did something right. Still I take frequent breaks from the platform. I typically deactivate for weeks at a time to revitalize myself. Simply muting people and/or convos also helps. If they cross the line with personal insults or whatever and keep targeting my stuff, then I'll block. The concept of everyone having a voice is great in theory, though in practice it can tend to amplify the idiots.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident - all men and women created by the, go-you know.. you know the thing!" - Joe Biden
