Completely agree. People seem to have thinner and thinner skin these days. Everything is an insult, racism, attack, etc… The internet is not a friendly place, never has been and never will be. If you can’t handle it then maybe you should just not use it or learn not to care so much about what random internet strangers say to you.
Parents, teach your kids to not feed the trolls.
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
see I don’t understand this “take your lumps” mentality. “Don’t use the internet if you can’t handle it.”
there’s a difference between:
“lol you’re ass, bitch. you’re garbage”
and
“I’m going to rape you and I’m going to love it. cry for me. open your mouth for me, whore.”
if you have difficulty understanding the distinction between “trash talk” and straight up harassment and abuse, then I think you’re the one who might need to reevaluate your presence on the internet.
the behavior can be fixed and stigmatized, but voices like yours make that extremely difficult.
PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
There is no difference. Both of your examples are the same. It’s some dumbass on the internet saying dumb shit. Just block/mute them and move on with your life.
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
I think if you had experienced the type of harassment I’ve spoken about at length for such a large amount of time, you’d likely disagree.
I’m happy to hear your gaming experience has been perfect. And I severely hope you never experience the kind of harassment many women who game unfortunately have to.
PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I grew up with the internet, I’ve heard it all. My experience was far from perfect. I just learned to deal with it and not expect the whole internet to change because it hurt my feelings. There’s a long list of solutions to this problem. Block them, mute them, don’t engage, log off, create a new account, etc…
At the end of the day, nobody is going to protect you from the bad things that can happen on the internet. It’s up to the individual to protect themselves and not take morons so seriously.
Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
😂 people are idiots man. Mute and move on if it offends you. I dunno how anybody could get upset at anything people say in a video game.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
because some people dont realize they lack the emotion required to understand why someone would get upset about something.
have you never looked at studies of the behavior of people who have empathy and those who lack it?
Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
We’re seriously gonna get this complicated over trolls in video games? Good lord.