AIBU to take more pleasure from the spats on MN than the genuine / helpful / lovely comments?

[Absolutefuckinglegend]

AIBU to take more pleasure from the spats on MN than the genuine / helpful / lovely comments?

This place is fucking hilarious.

Narrr, that sort of thing's not my bag. Poor woman.

If you enjoy blood sports!😂

I'm baaaaack!

Deffo annoying when ppl just bugger off, isn't it.

And I've joined in ☺️

MN always makes me realise I live in a bubble. But maybe that's no bad thing - in fact, it's one of the reasons I come on here - to learn about different bubbles!

On no planet I know would my female acquaintances and friends mock or sneer because someone's clothes didn't have the 'right' label. I thought it was school playground stuff. But you live and learn!

Thanks OP!

Eesh.

I guess it depends how you approach social media. If you take a view it's all a load of bollocks, then nothing runs deep.

Also, when it's so obviously a wind up, well it's obvious to me, and responders are typing long , ernest paragraphs 🫣 bless them. Saying that, genuine posts can get overlooked because of extreme cynicism.

You need to find BBQ / hot dog gate.

Ah yes, deliberate trolling is boring.

It's the irate reactions from OPs when people say something they don't like that gets me. Why ask a question on a public forum if you're going to go ape shit at the responses when they're not what you want to hear?

Depends on the board tbh, although I now find these spats mostly boring. When they appear on a vulnerable woman's thread on the Relationship board then it is absolutely fucking horrific. Especially when bastards try and redefine the meaning of rape.

Yeah, this.

I find people's reactions often far more interesting than whatever topic they're actually discussing.

People get so het up over sausages.

I blame sleep deprivation.

Help me out. What am I missing (aside from my marbles, which I lost, some time ago)?

When it descends to argument I lose interest and move on. Waste of my time.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Variety is the spice of life, and all that.

Snap. I'm not big into social media. Just lurk around here, now and again, when it's too hot to sleep. It does baffle me, some people's approach to others / life.

You are v.welcome.

I wish there was a cool bowing emoji. With a top hat. And tails.

Ok, just envisage a total stranger you don't know is bowing. With a top hat. And tails.

Most of it just confirms my view that education/literacy/ comprehension has declined substantially over the years. The lack of critical thought, reasoned argument and ability to see both sides is depressing.

It’s made me realise that people are offended by absolutely everything

That is funny. Gets boring to read it all but to see the sheer volume of text in response to a 🎣 is amusing. WAKE UP. IT'S A WIND UP.

I only find it fun/amusing when it's over nothing very important and both parties are equally up for the debate/spat.

But if it's piling on someone when they're down, or someone who wasn't looking for a 'fight', i think it's fucking appalling behaviour. So many perfectly reasonable OPs get derailled by idiots who latch onto something that isn't relevant and go on a personal crusade - they are just boring and annoying.

That is vile.

I'm in a different camp.

Some people really do go on. And on. And on. Don't they? Blah blah words blah.

Link?

This is true. And the hyper - destructive part is the lack of humility. The campaigns for ‘ speak up, we all deserve a voice’ forgot to add ‘ and just say you don’t know, when you’re uninformed.. it’s fine not to speak, especially when you don’t know the topic..’

Sometimes it can be funny I suppose, but when there's someone who very clearly just wants a fight and almost 'faux' misunderstands perfectly valid and reasonable responses, it gets a bit schoolgirl and dull. It happened to me recently and I just couldn't be arsed even responding after the first couple of times. I don't come here for arguments, it can be such a lovely and supportive place, but some posters are clearly here for a rumpus. It clogs threads of usually pretty decent conversation with utter drivel. The bitchy/personal insults are never necessary.