Karina this is SO GOOD. I don't have much to add. At times I engage the trolls too much, I know that I shouldn't. But I also want to show them there's another path through life. They're mostly uninterested in seeing it, though.
I get that. You want to reach out and perhaps plant seeds. I do too. If I see hope I'll reach out sometimes. But at the first sign of abusive talk I leave as it makes me feel I am adding fuel to the fire. I appreciate the feedback. 🙂
The itch analogy is perfect. It's not like being spiteful to your political opponents on Twitter satisfies you and then you can move on with your day. All it does is pull you deeper into the feedback loop. It's inflammatory.
Also, treating negative comments like bots is a great idea.
Karina this is SO GOOD. I don't have much to add. At times I engage the trolls too much, I know that I shouldn't. But I also want to show them there's another path through life. They're mostly uninterested in seeing it, though.
I get that. You want to reach out and perhaps plant seeds. I do too. If I see hope I'll reach out sometimes. But at the first sign of abusive talk I leave as it makes me feel I am adding fuel to the fire. I appreciate the feedback. 🙂
The itch analogy is perfect. It's not like being spiteful to your political opponents on Twitter satisfies you and then you can move on with your day. All it does is pull you deeper into the feedback loop. It's inflammatory.
Also, treating negative comments like bots is a great idea.
Also, I am a bot.
If bots wrote well thought out comments like you, that would be awesome. Thank you.