It's always good to be reminded there are still people cheering for me. Thanks everybody, I'm more or less over the ragedump. <3
@zebratron2084 Still cheering, but from behind leaded earth. Give us a beep when it's safe to dig out, yeah? *hugs*
@Momentrabbit Hun, it's not gonna be safe until (a) Trump is out of office (b) I don't see at least one leftist per day on an identity-based bigotry crusade that they're persuaded isn't really bigotry because They're Clearly The Good Guys.
It's gonna be a while. I'll send some snacks.
bit of a rant, sorry; shields up; tiger rating 5/10 but no rabbits were harmed in its production <3
@Momentrabbit
[FRIENDLY ANNOUNCER: The following is not a complaint. It is an attempt at gaining commiseration. Remain Indoors, Keep Calm And Carry On, and above all, Don't Panic!]
For the record, total time between me sending that and running into another incident of Social Justice Abuse: three minutes.
I was really trying to be a nicer calmer person. It was working. Peg was doing me so much good. NOLA was doing me so much good. But I am really at the end of my rope here. I feel trapped from both sides, and it's really hard not to let the despair turn into rage as I watch people fuck each other over again and again.
Yesterday, it was a dragon.style user who canceled Peg because her mild complaint about misusing a hashtag was Clearly An Act Of Virulent Racism And Don't You Know Who I Am. Today's it's leftists cheering for someone (granted, someone genuinely terrible) being doxxed and harassed and a friend getting canceled for "appropriation" in heartfelt personal fiction... by someone they just caught performing a ludicrous act of actual appropriation.
I am SCARED SHITLESS that the exact same thing will inevitably happen to Parallax and kill my baby NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. I ALREADY have one Social Justice Chainsaw Maniac explicitly gunning for me, with the explicit threat of ruining my comic. My crime? Criticizing him after he committed a very likely sexual assault. His tools? Leftist self-righteousness. This causes me existential pain and dread that is far beyond my capacity to deal with, and it comes out as outrage. Is that totally out of line?
It's either give up on social media and endure the harm of even FURTHER isolation, let the pressure build until I go REALLY nuts, or make some attempt tp talk about this with the only emotional tools I have. I... I really don't know what else to do. ;__;
re: bit of a rant, sorry; shields up; tiger rating 5/10 but no rabbits were harmed in its production <3
@Momentrabbit And again, that's nothing but a genuine plea. When I say "I really don't know what else to do"... I mean, I'll take advice here. Or donations for a six-week Denver soma holiday as soon as it's safe to travel. It's making me hurt, too. Even Peg is helplessly obsessing over the slights she's taken this week from the Social Justice Slashers, and that's really not like her. I... I'm all out of coping mechanisms here. ;____;
