Post by jaymz on Jan 31, 2016 8:32:40 GMT -5
Late last year, and into this one, I have been....making myself be more aware of what I am posting and what I am commenting on. I have found myself typing out long posts to comment on things people have shared (things I usually will vehemently argue against or about), dwelling on it a bit, then deleting it as just not worth the hassle. Oddly enough I am more.... relaxed, for lack of a better term. While I have posted the odd "rant", etc, of my own, I have generally left others alone. I have also found myself slowly, but generally, disassociating myself from many of the people that share these things. Again for the better. While some might say that makes me in some ways intolerant or in some way disrespectful towards them for not tolerating their, to be frank, bullshit, I say nay nay. I am not required to respect someones beliefs, only to accept them. I have seen a number of people that I used to think were quite reasonable turn into spiteful, prejudiced, and, in some cases, damn near hateful people. I do not have to respect them for being that way. I never will respect anyone who IS that way. So here I sit, being me. Not worrying about what others may think of this or of me, and not caring. I can only worry about my children, my wife, my family (and that doesn't necessarily mean blood relations), my friends (the fairly small circle that may be), and myself. Everyone else is secondary at best. So go on and keep posting that crap. The more I see of it the more likely I am to basically ignore it and eventually you along with it. I have better things to do with my time and energy.
