If your first reaction to a positive development is to start listing why it's not enough, I'll block you.
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If your first reaction to a positive development is to start listing why it's not enough, I'll block you.
The development probably came about through the concerted, intelligent efforts of a lot of people.
You're telling them their efforts do not matter.
More work needs doing. We all know that. Keep you allies standing to do the work. Appreciate what they have done and what they are doing.
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If your first reaction to a positive development is to start listing why it's not enough, I'll block you.
The development probably came about through the concerted, intelligent efforts of a lot of people.
You're telling them their efforts do not matter.
More work needs doing. We all know that. Keep you allies standing to do the work. Appreciate what they have done and what they are doing.
THIS! SO MUCH THIS!
There are few things as rage inducing as when you do your absolute best to improve the world in whatever small way, you as a single human can change anything, just to have someone scold you for not fixing the entire problem yourself, and telling you that your personal contribution will not matter one bit anyway. I simply hate that.
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THIS! SO MUCH THIS!
There are few things as rage inducing as when you do your absolute best to improve the world in whatever small way, you as a single human can change anything, just to have someone scold you for not fixing the entire problem yourself, and telling you that your personal contribution will not matter one bit anyway. I simply hate that.
I take people who do that to be concern trolls. They are there to get you down. Whether for political purposes or because they are themselves deluded, I don't really care.
I sometimes try to reason with them. I've never seen it work.
So it's #ShrugAndBlock now.
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I take people who do that to be concern trolls. They are there to get you down. Whether for political purposes or because they are themselves deluded, I don't really care.
I sometimes try to reason with them. I've never seen it work.
So it's #ShrugAndBlock now.
Case in point:
https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/117222919584567363
God, I hate humans sometimes.
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Case in point:
https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/117222919584567363
God, I hate humans sometimes.
Case in point indeed.
The replies to every announcement from the EU commision is like that. They do something reasonable and get drowned in concern trolling.
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Case in point indeed.
The replies to every announcement from the EU commision is like that. They do something reasonable and get drowned in concern trolling.
I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't help myself. Like you said, they almost certainly can't be reasoned with, but I had to leave a comment on that thread anyway.
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I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't help myself. Like you said, they almost certainly can't be reasoned with, but I had to leave a comment on that thread anyway.
No, this is fine. You don't engage any individual troll; you simply point out the problem and support the initiative.
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Case in point indeed.
The replies to every announcement from the EU commision is like that. They do something reasonable and get drowned in concern trolling.
@SuneAuken @madsenandersc I've noticed that too. A deluge of negative, nitpicking, moaning, concern trolling, unconstructive replies to every single EU post. I respect the fact that they are here in the Fediverse at all, unlike most official institutions, and that they are trying to do positive things.
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@SuneAuken @madsenandersc I've noticed that too. A deluge of negative, nitpicking, moaning, concern trolling, unconstructive replies to every single EU post. I respect the fact that they are here in the Fediverse at all, unlike most official institutions, and that they are trying to do positive things.
Exactly. It is deeply exasperating.
But, then again, exasperation is the precise point of concern trolling. Many of the nitpickers are literally there to make sure that nobody else comes around and that any reach a beneficial message might have is diminished as much as possible.
