To be sick of people constantly arguing on social media?

[GoldfinchFeather]

Look, I get it, the Supreme Court ruling last week is an emotive subject for a lot of people, but is anyone else really fed up of the constant bloody bickering about it that never achieves anything? How many threads are on here alone with people hurling abuse at each other for hours on end?

It's not just exclusive to this topic though. Go on Facebook now and look in your local group, and I guarantee within about 30 seconds you'll find multiple people about hundred comments deep, having a heated argument over something incredibly trivial. Bad parking, fireworks or someone's dog barking being the usual topics.

I'm sure it didn't always used to be this bad. I remember the days when the internet and social media was mostly just for sharing funny videos of cats or photos of what you were having for tea. Now it just seems like that old Monty Python sketch 'I've come here for an argument...'

And everyone's always FURIOUS about something.

Surely I can't be the only one to be sick of it? Why do people spend so much of their time arguing online? Why not do something more productive with your time, like read a book or watch something on TV or go for a walk? Has everyone collectively forgotten how to log off?

If you're the sort of person who regularly gets sucked into online arguments, I'd be really interested to know why. What are you getting out of it?

The irony of you asking people to read a book or go for a walk while being on here.
You could always leave Facebook? I have.

Oh and I suppose you’re coolly observing and are intellectually and emotionally neutral, whilst the hoi polloi argue

😂 you seriously need to calm down

maybe go read a book or something ☹️

Oh also if you want pix of cats, I am on Insta and only follow cat, art and book accounts. That way the algorithm only shows me cats, books and art.
If you involve yourself in arguments and follow furious people, you will be shown arguments and furious people. It's really up to you.

I have taken a break from FB for months so lucky to miss the arguing. There is a bit on my insta but that’s it. This is my only female dominated online space that has lots of threads on the topic and I just hide most of them.

Good for my mental health 😀

Just don’t read the arguments/don’t post 🤣

I have more affinity with folk who’ll argue a belief then those who are passive and say things like why bovver voting they’re all the same
So, yes I’ll always argue and be animated about the principles I value
Finally,we are all on mn because we like a rumble. It’s not exactly love & peace towers here at mumsnet

I met a cabbie who told me that social media had probably saved him from having arguments in real life

He said when he feels like having an argument, he just goes online. He actually told me about the Monty Python sketch. And he admitted that he is the guy who would pay to go and have an argument.

All jokes aside, I think it's problematic and it feeds into a really shit society.

I don't have Facebook, but like a PP I use both Twitter and Instagram for cats, art and music. I did plan to come off Twitter after the Eras Tour but there's still some really great art on it. And then there was the stage show of Inside No 9.

There's still a lot of joy on social media, but I completely ignore anything else.

I read for a bit, have a giggle about how ridiculous some people are making themselves look (particularly when it's an especially inane subject), and then move on with my life. But it seems some people always have to be right and are never content until they feel they've 'won' the argument. Which I find really bizarre.

I once saw a meme that summed it up perfectly: someone asking their partner if they were coming to bed.
'I can't'
'Why not?'
'Someone is wrong on the internet!'

You can always mute all the women talking about safe spaces and just hang out on the MN books or style and beauty or food sections, if that's what you really want.

Since the New Year I have been trying to not necessarily respond to people online. If it’s an interesting discussion I’m really happy to have a back-and-forth. But if they sound like they’re angry or goady or something I just read something else. The more I do it the more I notice other people doing it too. Potential arguments just…..left dangling. Sometimes I look at their other comments (usually here or Reddit) and I see they’re being a dick everyday. Or I see they’re recently bereaved. Or something else. I’ve never regretted not responding.