How often to you bail on a half-written post or response?

I have had a tendency since my earliest days on social media where I will get halfway or more through a response, and end up just cancelling it. Sometimes I feel like I’m just being to over the top with snark or otherwise don’t want to be that kind of person, but a lot of the time I’ll decide I just really don’t care enough to finish it. Sometimes I just know it’ll be an argument and I know what the person is going to say, and just have no interest in continuing the discussion. I did it on Reddit, I did it on bulletin boards, I even did it in my teens and twenties on Usenet - and I’ll probably go on doing it for as long as I continue using this medium. I probably do it a bit more than half the time. I know that lemmy benefits from more content and I have had some great discussions, but sometimes it’s just not worth it for me.

How about you? Do you hit publish or cancel more often?

qyron,

Often.

tuxtey,

Did it just n

blipcast,

Sometimes I don’t even

Dlayknee,

Right? I do it all the

ChiefSinner,

Can’t put a number on it, but I’d wager it happens the majority of the time

Buizel,
@Buizel@lemmy.world avatar

Virtually every single response I type out gets canceled without posting. It’s extremely rare that I actually feel good enough about a comment I’m making to actually post it. Even if I do make a comment I’ll often come right back and delete it, or make a hundred rapid fire edits to it before usually deleting it anyway. That’s how after 6 months here I’ve only made 5 total comments.

SuddenDownpour,

Virtual hugs.

Stamets,
@Stamets@lemmy.world avatar

80% of my comments. I try to set a baseline and be kind/respectful (not that I am always successful) but I’m not particularly a kind or respectful person. A lot of my comments are bitter and bitchy and I end up deleting them. This place isn’t reddit and I’ll be damned if I participate in inflicting my negativity on this place.

SuddenDownpour,

I mean, backing down on your hostility is an effort to be respectful from your part. There’s plenty of people with a very negative inner monologue who just keep the negativity to themselves.

Amends1782,

Constantly

MargotRobbie,
@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world avatar

Rarely. I made it a point to finish my thoughts here, since I have a tendency to abandon what I write halfway, and I’m going to stop making excuses for myself.

I have had some misses, but people seems to like to read my random thoughts and corny jokes here. Mostly.

Tlaloc_Temporal,

Rough estimate, 30%. Either because my point ended up not being worth making, I ended up being wrong, or the message was dumped at some point between switching through 4 apps and 12 websites gathering information and I can’t be arsed to write 400 words again.

Smokeydope,
@Smokeydope@lemmy.world avatar

40% I’d estimate, I tend to write very long and in depth comments and will realize either I dont care enough about the subject to finish my statement or argument point, or I’m likely being baited by someone who doesnt care about having a genuine exchange of ideas and just wants to be “right”.

neuroneiro,

I… nevermind…

Harvey656,

9 times out of 10 I realize I’m dumb and in the wrong and stop the post.

Pratai,

For me, almost….

notannpc,

It’s a good 70% of the time that I’ll cancel instead of post. As I’ve gotten older my desire to be right has greatly diminished when it comes to random people on the internet.

Facebones,

Agreed. Plus, these days, most people just want to rile you into wasting your time compiling an argument and sources to back it up so they can go “fake lul!”

haysupdood,

This is how I feel, but it’s closer to 95% of the time for me. I’ve been on the Internet since its inception and I don’t have it in me to deal with people’s bullshit anymore.

I don’t need to be heard. I don’t need to be right. I only post for help I can’t get elsewhere or to help others. On the rare occasion I deviate from that rule, I usually get a reply that makes me regret engaging.

NotMyOldRedditName,

You pretty much summed it all up there.

I’d say 30% or so for me?

bhamlin,

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