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ThirstenHowl The era of Covid regulations and the election in the US really kicked off the spiral south. Too many opinionated people with their voices needing to be heard created a mass-hatred and lack of compassion and decency here. Even though it was years ago, the ripple effects are still felt today.
The algorithms being in place to make the feed seem slower than it is because some posts are hidden despite our settings requesting all be shown.
I’ve seen far too many suggest that there’s favoritism here in allowing some members who are blatantly mean-spirited to continue to go unpunished.
The severe uptick in new accounts that are obviously fake.
Alt accounts being made in what seems like more than the allowable number, many of which are primarily used to harass others who have had to block them…a form of protection that doesn’t carry over to the alt accounts being made.
As far as changes that could be made…at this point I don’t see any. We’ve contributed ideas for years and have gotten “improvements” we didn’t ask for, like the downvote button. The only resolve I can see to the craziness that I fear will only heighten as people’s apathy and struggle in life in general does is for those sensitive to such bad juju to block and mute the best they can, and take as many breaks as possible to remind themselves what untainted air feels like as it enters your lungs and “feeds” them instead of ingesting too much of any social media site/app.
VIP displays a person’s unspoken interests and even their patterns to get a better idea of what “tickles their fancy”. I’ve had pleasant people within my circle heart extremely hurtful comments to others. I’ve also had very insecure moments over the years here that involved men I was giving too much of myself to pay me surface level compliments making me foolishly feel “special” just to bombard every post a naked female made with one reaction after another. They would live for body positivity posts to the point where as soon as new images were submitted they’d be right there to provide their reaction. Seeing messages sent to someone you deem close to you being left on read, or worse being left on delivered for days while they engaged with others proving actions speak louder than words. Stalkers, both male and female, making multiple daily visits to your profile making you feel a little claustrophobic.
But like I said, a majority of those were instances that I let harm me when I was insecure and cared too much about far too many things I refused to see as simple games being played. VIP feeds insecurity by providing tools for checking up on others, even hiding your click of their profile to dig deeper to form opinions about them that can be way deeper than they should be. It can be such a time and energy sucker if your head isn’t in a safe place and you connect too easily with others. Thankfully I’m on a better path now and can see that while this place served its purpose once upon a time…and my gawd, was it an awesome place up to the point it wasn’t…it’s not the same as it used to be and neither am I. The difference is I’m evolving for the better by listening to what works for me and what doesn’t, while I feel this place doesn’t do that. That’s just me though. Priorities and stuff. And SW has it’s priorities to. They just don’t line up for me anymore.
Apologies for the length.
