The Problem With Zingers - Randy Ingermanson
https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2024/08/13/the-problem-with-zingers/ I have to say this person is onto something. Several months ago I uninstalled all social apps and stopped going there entirely. I gradually started going back using a browser. I have now reinstalled the apps. This is not backsliding as my behaviour has changed. I only engage (95% of the time) with sections of the site (e.g. subreddits) that are not concerned with squabbling. I comment when I can help or amuse. I don't engage in petty snark designed to ingratiate me with people who agree. I used to think "well, I am engaging with people whose beliefs I abhor so I can convince them of how wrong they are." Now, I see the absurdity of that. Of course, they are thinking the same thing of me. Instead, I now focus on being a good person on and offline. I would never seek to embarrass someone in "real life" they way I had online. Or demand my elderly relative pr...