@Peapod Thanks.

@Raine It's so weird, lol. That never happens in real.

@Freeranger Thank you for that. Made sense.

@summersong ☝️ yep

@summersong That's certainly something that adds to toxicity, people competing for what exactly is not quite clear.

@SW-User Indeed. They put people against each other.

@SW-User Maybe, maaaaybe its the inner child playing truant.

@Donotfolowme You just know how to take care of you!

@SW-User for the most part 😉

@Donotfolowme I like!

@BeefySenpie Lol I am not invested enough to care. 😅

@SW-User That sounds hard to go through. I'm so sorry that happened. I understand it getting to you.

@SW-User I've had people share screenshots of conversations before too. Not just here either. I'm really careful what I say because you never know what someone will be like if you fall out. It's a shitty thing to resort to.

@SW-User A lot of people can be really cruel and not care about other people's feelings. I think it's worse when you felt you could trust them and you open up to them, then they hurt you.

@Tres13 How so?

@wackidywack Why?

@SW-User sometimes i can't keep up 😅

@wackidywack 😅 You don't need to keep up, you just go at your own pace. Lol.

@JohnOinger Always a negative anywhere. True.

@CheshireCatalyst I'm very blunt yeah? I'm not going to flatter and suck up, I speak my mind.
And the other one is they can't understand why other people like me.
Those are the 2 I know, maybe there are more.

@SW-User if you've ever been blunt it's done with kindness. The other one I'm completely baffled by.

@CheshireCatalyst Indeed but its not always received so. You see me more clearly than many.

@thedarkshadow Elaborate why?

@SW-User Idk if there was a magic in the air but I found some really great friends and community on EP....I am still struggling with SW....just doesn't resonate some days and not as fun. But I may have just been on at the perfect "peak" times when the screen party was raging😎

@ExperienceDLT Lol. Some trolls can be funny but I havent seen a funny one on SW ever.

@bookerdana Totally agree! I hate that there is no separation now. It feels like one big messy school playground full of a lot of gunk. It was detrimental for good quality stories and poems. @Andrew said he may have a fix for it. Hopefully soon!

@SW-User [quote]the TL; DR seems to be what people are infected with now. Everything needs to be condensed and hold someones interest in 2 seconds flat, lol. They've already moved on to the next thing while doing a current thing. Always on a look out for a quickie distraction.[/quote]
So very true. And I find that sad yet pathetic all at the same time.

@Magenta That it is. In a world where isolation and depression are very rife, people seem to be enabling it further by their ways.

@ImplodingVoices Hmm, maybe.

@SW-User There is an awful lot of sex, sexual, sexual innuendos and nudity. I think the absence of that also made EP a better experience for me.

@SW-User I agree, it's like walking through the desert and every one you're with keeps talking about water and after a while you're like, yeah i know i'm thirsty too, i'm sure we'll find an oasis eventually but can we talk about something else for a while?

@SW-User 🤣

@chrisCA Lol I am sure I am weird too.

@SW-User There is fun weird, and then there is annoying weird.

@chrisCA You make a superb point.

@nedkelly 🤫 you forgot rule three ned BEWARE OF SCOUSERS 😆

@smiler2012 That was Rule 3 - but as usual the scousers stole it

@nedkelly You are not wrong.

@HootyTheNightOwl 🤣 I remember doing that to someone when I was so upset. But its not a general thing for me.

@SW-User I just sit there, like:- "Hey, Bish, it mattered so much that you had to sit there and type it out - why not be a bad bish and let me read and respond to it???

In my case, it's usually a not so nice bit of fan mail for me anyway and I deserve the chance to fight my corner with their friends when that happens.

@nedkelly not here ned i love our banter and piss take with you and nimby and no offence ever meant

@nedkelly LOL that sounds apt.

@Amyrakunejo At the risk of sounding ignorant, what is that?

@SW-User Let us have it so that anything VIP has, we all have, kaythanks. Fuck paywalls.

@RubySoo I was looking for this Ruby. Thank you.


@LeaDhelani This one.


https://similarworlds.com/8669038-I-Hate-Pedos/3454867-Lets-take-a-stand-against-SW-pedophiles

@LeaDhelani https://similarworlds.com/8669038-I-Hate-Pedos/3454867-Lets-take-a-stand-against-SW-pedophiles

@LeaDhelani No, that's the group that reports them and gets something done about them.

It would be nice to group all of the pedophiles together but they won't join a group calling them what they are.

@SW-User that woulda been twice in a week! 😲

@Keeper Maybe I deserved the block. Thank you for making me see this. 🤣

@SW-User highly doubtful 😉

@SmellyBot 👍

@BlueVeins Thank you. I would have appreciated a word from her but it is what it is.

@BitterSweetPotato 🤣

@SW-User Blocking is fine and sometimes necessary. It is when it gets petty that the mind boggles.

@Lilymoon
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@puck61 that's it lmao

@SW-User it's a bit strange to say the least haha

@SW-User Weirdos online, you should see my inbox with men older than my dad trying to talk to me 🧐.

@SirBenedictTheSecond Isnt there a setting on here where you can choose not to have messages from certain age groups?

@SW-User There must be!

@faithfulhusband You get banned? Why?

@SW-User exposing catfish

@SW-User A user I used to be close to

@Dusty101 🤣 Some weird stuff goes on down here.

@SW-User or here's another... They say they've blocked someone.. And they say they never unblock! Like they mean this.. Like it's fooking gospel! [b]"I NEVER UNBLOCK"[/b] then 5 mins later they're besties again...
I don't know if I dislike it or find it absolutely hilarious! 😂😂😂

@Dusty101 🤣

@seeandhear You're always a gentleman. Thank you!

@SW-User 😆 As in short bus vs warp drive!

yep! and yourself? @SW-User

@Longpatrol I'm doing very well. Thank you.

good to hear 🙂@SW-User

@TurtlePink Yeah....I know, but once in a while I will run into some old post of mine that makes me surprised I haven't had any US Government SUV's in my yard! Damn! or even......Dayum!

@puck61 lol what you be saying?

@TurtlePink I have posted very controversial and inflammatory things!

So true.@RopinTexan

@RopinTexan I agree. The focus on subject matter led to in depth explorations of subjects and experiences and deeper connections between people with shared experiences or opinions on EP. The lack of focus here has led to most conversations being simple and shallow and there is no feeling of connectivity to others. This could possibly be why there appears to be more trolling and unpleasantness here too. I found EP to be a very supportive place where you could help others or find help and support for anything from deep emotional problems and spiritual questions to gardening tips. There seemed to be a lot more maturity on EP, again possibly due to the focus on subjects attracting those with a deep interest in or curiosity about the topic that's sadly lacking here.

@RopinTexan I miss EP a lot. This is shite by comparison. For all of the above reasons

@CrazyMusicLover Yeah this. And some just sit and watch the recent activity and all the commenting and make judgments and assumptions bout others. It just promotes stalking behavior.

@SW-User And sadly, I caught myself doing this too..Then I stop and think what the hell I am doing with my life. What else is there to do than watching recent activity when nothing older shows in the feed anyway? Well, you can search topics through the search box but even then you write something on an older story and somebody will start bleating that you comment on things from the past. 🙄

@CrazyMusicLover Lolz Yeah I hear ya. I caught myself doing it too. It'a a crappy feature, total waste of time and does nothing to promote positivity community

@sspec I've already said mine in details of the qn.

@SW-User Their loss or perhaps no body's loss, no body's gain. Situation neutralized to move on.

@SW-User Yeah, I don't get people who just pull shit because they can.

@KuroNeko Lol she has been saying it for years. I don't know if she has previously blocked me and unblocked me. That is a huge possibility. I just happened to notice it today.

@SW-User People are fickle. I noticed recently that someone blocked me that I used to get on just fine with. I suspect they fell out with someone I associate with here. But who knows 🤷‍♀️

@AnonymouslyYours I am beginning to remember why I ghosted this place, lol. Being blocked isnt the worst thing but there is a whole side of darkness in a place like this.

@TexChik Its like primary school all over again

@SW-User younger people haven’t developed interpersonal skills because of technology