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Social media should I stay off it?

Joe

This is a daft thing i know, but earlier I made the mistake of commenting on something in a local FB group.  Someone had posted a lost driving licence they found outside Tesco, I said I didn't understand why people posted this on FB and went on to suggest they could've handed it back in to Tesco, popped it round or posted it.  All logical to me. 

I got quite an aggressive responsive accusing me of being gods gift and was I having a bad day.  I've smoothed it over, but I'm thinking maybe I need to come off social media or general forums areas where people just don't get what I might be saying.  This is not the first time something like this happens and I find it quite distressing.  Should I just disengage? What do you guys do?

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  • So, I've logged on here during my lunch to see if I can delete this thread as it seems to have got fractious but I can't now people have replied.  I didn't want to start a fire here, for people to get upset or owt else. Let's look after each other and not fall out.

    I woke up early even though I'd switched notifications off on the FB thread but sure enough it still went round my head in a loop.  I even had a fried egg sandwich and a pack of jaffa cakes to make myself feel better as this sometimes works but to no effect.

    Thanks to everyone for the advice, some people say avoid it, some say use it but scroll on/try not to reply and some people say keep challenging.  I think for the moment, I just need to give myself some space, I've had a roller coaster of a week with some good stuff happening and some bad stuff, so I'm just going to play Planet Zoo, Warcraft or something else all weekend and avoid social media for now if I can!

  • in reply to Joe

    I think with what happened here gives you your answer.

    People are hard work enough in real life without adding in extra online.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I think it also has this odd psychological component, it's not just having to deal with people when you go out but people have less energy and patience for eachother online because there is no respite when we allow the internet to bring those other tired and potentially abbrasive people into our own homes, and I think that makes people extra defensive, because it feels like we are being invaded with the negativity.

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