I often will do this. At the end of writing a comment I ask myself “is my desire to comment satisfied by writing this comment, is it more about me writing it than other people reading it, is the response to the comment more likely to bring bain than joy?” The answers often lead me to just closing the comment page rather than posting it, and I feel fine about that.
I almost always post the reply. But, if it’s “not worth it” I just put in very, very low effort. Keep responding, but make it clear you’re putting in very little effort. Like letting a boxer punch themselves out. Just laugh at how they keep going. It’s pretty entertaining sometimes.
A lot. I more conservative and vote Republican, so you can imagine the shit I have to read every day on Lemmy and Reddit…it’s like a 24/7 hate fest for the Right. So, when I start to respond to something negative about Republicans…I just say forget…I’ll just be down voted to hell, banned, cussed at…etc…
Not worth the stress. I mostly only post now if my comment is helpful (like someone is asking a question and I know the answer) or I’m posting something positive. I learned not to get into it with folks. I do not post in political or news or opinionated areas, and mostly stopped reading them. Someone always has the opposite opinion, and instead of being kind about it, they snipe and snark (you’re lucky if you get just that!)
Mostly I type the way I speak, which tends to ramble a lot. One time forever ago someone on Reddit gave me shit and asked if I was not a native English speaker (aw, I sure do miss reddit!). Since then, I largely delete my comments because I’m sensitive about sounding wrong/stupid.
A lot. I start typing then stop, physically remove my hands from the keyboard and remind myself that A) arguing on the internet never convinced anyone of anything and B) it will make me feel worse, not better.
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