Facebook woes

I think you should continue to express yourself as you normally do, and ignore the judgmental people. The fact is that person was probably looking for someone to say the wrong thing so they could pounce. I would not acknowledge their comment, and probably delete it.

OH YES! I could remember that time when I was just posting something that made me wonder here in MyLot a few years back. A few minutes before I posted, my dad and I were just talking in a good mood about how it seems that a lot of men are turning out gay. It was an honest question then I thought I would like to know what others thought about it. So I went to MyLot and types "There's an alarming increase on men becoming 'gay' these days, why is this so?" posted and slept. When I woke up, there was a huge commotion of people trying to murder me with their words. I didn't know where to start (I was a newbie then) and the comments just made me cry to bits. They were all asking "WHY IS IT ALARMING!?" "WHAT'S ALARMING ABOUT BEING GAY!?" Because of that phrase or words the whole MyLot community shot at me. There were even more harsh words given (though no swearing since it isn't allowed here THANK GOODNESS!) when I came to defend and said that I was merely wondering why... Then they'd say I was too naive to think that it's only these days.. it has been there since time-a-memorial blah blah blah... Well, aren't more of them coming out these days than before?!?! Whew! I was honestly taken a back by the comments and it was really overwhelming. I thought right-then-and-there that it would be better if I just quit MyLot!!! I didn't go to the site for a number of days, until I decided to write MyLot admin to delete that topic. When they did, I was glad. Whew!!!! Truly people go crazy even with innocent statements. It's really a jungle out there! Have a great MyLot experience ahead!

I would shrug it off but the problem with that is, here at least, you're liable to hear a knock on your door and a cop's there with an arrest warrant because you're mistreating your animals. I avoid social media except for myLot and a couple of private forums where I've known the people for over 10 years. I do have a Facebook account but my only "friends" are my family and a few people I've known for years and years. I'm not really into posting to the world--I'm a very private person, believe it or not, and don't need the expressive outlet. I think you have to be very careful what you post because people are sitting on pins and needles, just waiting to jump at a chance to judge others and pounce on anything they can manage to feel offended by.

Things like that have happened to me in the past, so I've learned to be extra careful about what I say on public websites. More often than not it happens to me here on Mylot. People can be so judgemental.

I received harsh words from my partner in that social media but I am not retracted on what she said to me. Even if those are make my name in turmoil I let it past. Facebook really some sort of misunderstood...

It seems that FaceBook being so popular, has become a playground of sorts. It also has become a place where the authorities spend lots of time on to look for predators. So given that information, it makes sense that every word is looked at as something. I don't get involved with anything like that on FaceBook. Who needs the aggravation. That has never happened to me in real life or on the internet. Just stop posting anything on FaceBook. Come here to MyLot instead.

It is too easy to misinterpret what is on the internet. I try not to post stuff that can be taken wrong, as you can never take it back once it is out there. Yes, there are people out there who just want to jump on someone else. That is one reason I do not do FB, though I have an account. I have been taken wrong here, just a little and wrong on another site, again, just a little. Nothing major like what you are experiencing.

Whether I'm expressing myself in writing, or verbally, whether I'm speaking to someone face to face, or talking on the phone, whether I'm in a good mood, or angry with someone, I make it a point to watch every single word that I express. Once someone else has heard it or read it, it's out of my mouth, and outof my hands. Everyone would do well to take yours and my advice on that one.

This is one of the disadvantages of technology in communication, you cannot 'hear' one's tone of voice when they are voicing an opinion. Sarcastic comments and jokes can be taken seriously. Sometimes I will text my daughters a reminder or something and get a "yelling" comment back. There are times when it is best to communicate verbally. In the case of forums like this the emoticons can be most helpful, but not always. What I like best about today's communication technology, especially emailing, you can communicate uninterrupted or not respond.

this is why i hardly ever post anything of facebook! you could, of course, post another post which said what you really meant or perhaps 'unfriend' the person, but short of that, i am not sure what your recourse would be. i hardly ever go on facebook. i take a while to reach my boiling point but then i get really angry.

I think so, but I sure do know people like that - and you just want to slap some sense into them... but they'd take that wrong too...

You are so right....you really need to watch what you post.. things you say or photos' you put up.....I haven't had anyone take anything I have posted and turned it around...I hardly post on Facebook though....just check things out mostly.

People on facebook seriously are retards. Facebook is just a place where everybody posts theirs lives and others criticize them. Not to mention that people for get that what you say on a computer is hard to interpertate especially when you cant actually see if their reactions as they say it. Nobody ever sees the real context in what we write.