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No Twitter account for me after several run ins with just shitty people being shit. I'm not going to say it was life changing, but it is stress that is now gon
by selykg 4y ago
No Twitter account for me after several run ins with just shitty people being shit.
I'm not going to say it was life changing, but it is stress that is now gone. Would highly recommend to anyone that has higher stress levels, it's possible SOME of it is coming from your social media use. In my case, it was work that was the big cause, but, removing myself from social media resulted in a noticeable improvement.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoYou have to be aware of the origins of the stress and they are likely many. Even here on HN I find myself making the decision to not continue to engage with someone who's responded to one of my posts because I can already predict it's going to race down a rabbit hole of pointless arguments. It's simply not worth talking to some people. I think part of the problem is that people don't realize that a lot of what they are doing is contributing to their own stress.
- manimino 4y agoThis is a good policy in general. Say everything you want to say in one comment, and do not reply back to anything. Replies are where people start getting defensive. Even if the discussion is friendly, once you've said your piece, it is usually best to let others reply. The discussion gets better the more unique perspectives are in it. Same goes for meetings, ideally.
- lapcat 4y ago> This is a good policy in general. Say everything you want to say in one comment, and do not reply back to anything. Replies are where people start getting defensive. Easier said than done, especially when a reply criticizes you, but this is probably right. I've greatly regretted many HN back-and-forth exchanges. It almost never ends well.
- knewter 4y agoI prefer ugly discourse