Why is everyone online so pedantic?

[MyLittlePonyNeedsNewShoes]

I find this only online, but it's so annoying and most of the time throws any conversation off course.

If someone posts about something (mainly complaints), then there will inevitably be a post that says 'what about people with x'.

'x' is always something that excuses said behaviour and this same response will of course goes on to say that OP is a bigot and whatever else.

It's mad! When someone speaks generally about something surely it's common sense that they're talking about the majority of people and they are aware there are exceptions. Yet every statement is taken as a personal attack against their disability or their sexuality or whatever else.

I agree with you. A few years ago, having made the point that metal straws are far more environmentally friendly than plastic, I could have really done without the woman who immediately pounced to accuse me of 'attacking' her disabled son, who had to use bendy plastic straws. I hadn't realized I needed to publish an exhaustive list of the class of persons who might have to still use plastic 🙄

OPS hide behind here and are always brave yet in real life they would run a mile and be afraid of their own shadow. Same on FWR boards.

I posted on a Facebook group where I woman was asking for advice for sandwich fillings for her child's birthday party. The poster said she knew there was no dietary requirements but just wanted to make sure she did a good mix and things kids would eat.

I said I'd do a mix of ham, cheese and then either a tuna or an egg mayo.

I received a reply from another poster 'I hope your including a vegan option and a gluten free' when I pointed out therecwas nobody coming with a dietary requirement I was told that every allergy and dietary requirement should be catered for, even if you KNOW nobody has one who you've invited so vegans don't get offended.

But many posters are being unreasonable. Or grumpy, or downright bigoted. Or are writing a right load of unintelligible bollocks. It's not "being pedantic" to point this out. Or have I got it wrong, and AIBU is supposed to be an echo chamber for each OP's views, or a mutual-appreciation society? I think of AIBU as the Monty Python Argument Room.

Yep agreed. You can't call a child badly behaved on here anymore, they must be autistic. No, sometimes kids are just brats, not helped by the lack of parenting. Autism is actually the least likely option, considering that only about 1 in 100 children in the UK have autism. Only roughly 1% of children have it. So chances are the kid is behaving badly or having a bad day, not autistic. But they also couldn't possibly give a diagnosis considering they've never met the child.

I hate the responses to threads like:

'AIBU to go no contact? My mum is and always has been vile. She beat us on a daily basis and we went hungry most times because she'd spent the food money on fags, lottery tickets and Pernod. Now she's demanding to move in with me, DH & three DC in our two bed flat because she's been evicted'.

Pound to a penny some twit will write 'YABVVVU. You will miss her when she's gone. I'd give my left eyeball for one last hug with my lovely mum'.

It’s used to derail the actual topic and make the little troll feel superior.

I listed to a podcast about propel that behaved like dicks online. In real life none of them would say boo to a goose. Made me think of MN and all the posters that pretend not to understand what the OP is asking.

Because we can shrug 🤷‍♂️