Broadcasting

 

What do snakes, ducks & possums have in common?

When they are hunted or threatened, they all play dead. 

What do rabbits, deer, squirrels & mice have in common?

They scream loudly when injured or being pursued as the pursuers next meal or simply for sport.

Female foxes aka Vixens make a sound that can be mistaken for a screaming human woman. Except, for the vixen it's a mating call, saying, 

"Here I am, foxy!"

These all are dead giveaways that an animal is in pain, injured or wanting some action.

In the past decade, a new trait which started out small, continues to be even more prevalent. The culture of complaining.

Complaint about a blown-up situation that was small in reality.

Complaining about other people having more, having an economic advantage.

Kvetching about siblings or parents or co-workers treating the kvetched, unfairly or badly.

Ruminating long term about a squirrelly romantic other or the lack of a "good" one. (That's quite subjective)

The infamous moan & groan about obesity while living on edible garbage, extremely low in nutritional value or devoid of it.

This list can grow faster than a speeding sh*t show! 

Complaining can be okay, as a release of frustration. The pain has to go somewhere, right?

Ladies are mostly looked down on if they adjust their genitals in public, fart, belch, show their underwear. Therefore, they need to b*tch or run the risk of exploding.  😇

Everyone needs to vent at some point whether it's in the gym, taking a 3 mile run, going to a counselor, talking with a trusted friend. Many other ways to release the pressure.

With the rise of the internet there has also been the rise of trolls. 

Individuals who are so malcontent in their lives, devoid of any real power to change their circumstances. Immaturity combined with general anger with themselves which they project, armed with access to the internet & a lifetime supply of caffeine & Cheetos! 

Many will mistakenly believe that lashing out at complete strangers with vitrioled phrases, which is meant to inflame others, will make them feel better about themselves. Their targets have a scant chance of finding the troll or knowing who they are. 

Nil possible recourse.

Anyone who has ever used the anonymity of the internet to vent their anger or cheat on a bf/gf, husband or wife or just be mean for the fun of it, might recognize this. Most people have done some of these or maybe even all of these in varying degrees. It's all part of the gift of the internet that keeps on giving!

One rather sad aspect of this is that people will broadcast their emotional pain all over the net, in public view. While it's fairly common ~ I refrain from judging ~ I have done it. Millions or more will broadcast their pain on their personal social media, in comments sections of various sites that allow it. 

Does it make a person feel better about themselves?

Maybe, momentarily.

Then, the pain wells up again, so the answer seems to be, to the one in turmoil, to go in for another hit. 

Pain - Hit - Relief - Pause - Pain - Hit - Relief - Pause. Repeat.

A troll is born!!!!

When the internet was on its way to gaining popularity among most people in the world, it was a bit safer as well as mostly devoid of trolls. When people who were in such emotional pain that it spilled over into comments sections, videos, personal social media etc, a need to have ways to censor, block, delete was developed. This was a helpful tool, then, the scammers arrived. Trolls began creating multiple aliases belonging to one person.

One very angry, sad, unkind person spreading it all over the net.

As the numbers of trolls rose, it became necessary to simply block them as dealing with them only added fuel to the trolls' delight.

What to do.

What to do.

What to do.

What to do.

Being just one person, I made the conscious decision to stop broadcasting my pain. It's far from my current nature to be a troll. Unfortunately, I did broadcast my pain, before. It's on the internet, it's there forever. It lives on in web sites, social media, hard drives.

The past is fixed, will remain the same. 

All a person can do is to strive to be better, do better, in the aha moment of realization that broadcasting your pain only causes one to hold onto that pain.

If you want a wound to heal, you must refrain from touching it.

These thoughts have gone through my mind for several months, now. Life has been moving so fast for me. With work, travel, the pursuit of beautiful needlework patterns, it was necessary to cogitate on how to express these thoughts in an understandable way. Waiting until the time, presence of mind, verbal skill was there was necessary.

Making the conscious decision to refrain from broadcasting my own personal pain has served to free up my mind from past traumas. It would seem that writing about personal ills would serve to smooth them over.

Nope

Quite the opposite is true.

Along with being a nicer human, online at least, it made sense to spend less time on social media. Also, commenting less than I used to. Even when a person makes a benevolent comment, the trolls will find a way to post an inflammatory reply. Where there is only a benign comment trolls will often find a way to twist it to suit their agendas. 

Trolls will be snarkskies.

Snarkskies will troll.

As a result, after only 6 months of changing my online habits, I feel more peaceful, more energized. I love the work that I do in a field I'm passionate about. Working more has benefitted me a lot. Though it's slow & steady, my suhweet lil bank balance is growing.Little bit by little bit.

If anything ceases to grow or change for better it will begin to die.

C'mon bank account, grow! Keep growing! I know you can do it!

😊😊😊😊

Prosperity & riches is about more than just money. It's equally about feeling secure, having the lucre to live your dreams, help others, be there for family when they hit a rough patch. It gives the security in knowing that if an emergency arises, it can be handled.

These are what a "Troll be gone" attitude is made of.

It might help the ones reading this to try this same approach for themselves. Less time on social media, more positive activities. Fewer comments that broadcast personal pain, more kindly response when a troll offers a mean comment in pursuit of thrills & chills.

Hello 2023!

Goodbye trolls!