Hemlock B Bootsalotta

I think one of the things that has happened is that ppl have gotten more sensitive as more ppl have gotten on the internet. Years ago on usenet, you'd regularly roast someone's ass & then get drunk with them at the bar. Even on local lists like chigoth back in the day - we'd call eachother pigfucker & then go out & party together. If there was ever any actual animosity, most of it was a goodnatured sort. Sure, there were some ppl I fucking loathed, but that loating did not come from the fact that we'd argued. Nowadays, you disagree with someone & it's all OMFG U R A MEEN WON. There's a difference between going "i think you're full of shit, here's why.." & going "i'm so offended I'm going to take my big black ball home & talk shit about you behind a filter." The issue (for me, anyway) lies with whether or not I think the person will hear what I have to say and maybe consider their actions in the future. If you're going to piss me off repeatedly & I call you on it repeatedly but you continue to do things in front of me that piss me off, I'm probably eventually going to fuck off and possibly talk some shit about you. Not bc I expect you to change who you are, but bc I'd like for you to fucking consider me (as a part of your readership &/or if you actually are my friend and respect me) & at very least give me a warning or a disclaimer or SOMETHING that lets me know my fucking head might blow off after reading it.

(this is getting long. might be more later. )