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It’s not as severe for me, but I agree with the sentiment. People who probably don’t even see themselves as mean are undeniably being that way toward complete strangers online - and it honestly baffles me. You say something, and because you phrased it a certain way or didn’t caveat every single point, people start doing mental gymnastics and arrive at this caricature of “the other,” then come at you as if all their assumptions are spot on.
Maybe I shouldn’t even say this so as not to encourage them, but yeah - it hurts. To them, I might just be a screen name, but they seem to forget there’s a real person with real feelings behind it. I know these people wouldn’t talk like that to strangers in real life - not just because they’d get punched in the face, but because seeing the other person’s reaction would make them feel mean too. Online, you can just drop a bomb and walk away, ignoring whatever damage you caused.
Saying mean things to people hurts their feelings. Shocker, right?