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Rant about the social media tone police


Fuck the tone police on social media. If a reply to something you wrote expresses anger, either:
  • you disagree or it's a troll and you should ignore/mute/block.
  • it's a misunderstanding and you should clear it or ask clarification.


But in no case telling people to "calm down" will improve things either for you or for them. Being angry doesn't make one automatically right, but it doesn't make one automatically wrong either.

Similarly, you can deliver the wrongest statement in a calm tone and it will still be wrong. And if you enjoy people expressing anger on Internet, well, you're a sick fuck.

#socialmedia #tonepolice #rant