[ SECRET POST #2176 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2176 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Sorry for late, busy day.

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 075 secrets from Secret Submission Post #311.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

I have found that online communities (yes, even on places like LJ) to be the most nasty, mean-spirited spaces of social interaction ever.

I don't think I'm sheltered person, I'm pretty well-traveled, I think. I have been to every continent at least twice. I lived in rural and urban areas, overall I feel I've experienced a lot for someone my age.

The funny thing is, IRL, which is supposed to be a evil, wicked place according to most of the people I've met online isn't actually that bad. Don't get me wrong, there are jerks everywhere, but jerks were almost always despised by the community they lived in. People on the whole have been nice and helpful; whether I've been in Europe, Asia, Africa or the Americas complete strangers have helped me and asked for nothing. Opened me their homes and treated me as their own.

But online, most I encounter are just so mean and nasty- too complete strangers. The foulest things I've seen said to a person have been online. And some of the people online who I see are popular, in my experience, their shitty behavior wouldn't have been tolerated in the real world.

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's because online interaction gives you a degree of anonymity. It's harder to be a straight up asshole to someone's face when you have to directly see and deal with their reaction. Angry text replies just aren't the same.

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

(I think this is a misfire but) It depends on what community you're in and who you are and just on chance and circumstance and how people are feeling, whether it's in IRL or online. They're just two different ways of relating to people.

Although it's also possible that my standards for "kind behavior" are a lot lower online than IRL, because I've said before that I find fandomsecrets a fairly low-key, positive, non-aggressive community, which apparently is not the general opinion.

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

I actually agree with your take on f!s. Usually when I see someone being a total dick, they're either a blatant troll or they get called out on it. Compared to a lot of online communities I've been in, it's pretty laid back.

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

True, for sure. The thing that really shaped the way I see people was through travel. People being nice to you at home in your own country, that's one thing; but the kindness I've see from complete stranger to me, a foreigner, in all these different countries and cultures, it made me feel like people really are good at heart, and jerks are the minority (a loud minority).

I do agree that FS is one of the better communities online. Most of the regulars here take a silly, playful approach to things and I think that helps.

Re: Non-fandom confessions/unpopular opinions!

[(Anonymous)]

People in general can be horrible. I think there are good and bad people everywhere. Fandom people can annoy me when they get too crazy though.