The Net can be Toxic

The internet is a great tool. It educates. It entertains. It is a part of our daily lives. Most of us cannot remember what life was like before it came along. But the internet can be a very negative place, a very dangerous place, a very ugly place, a very toxic place. There are sooooo many negative people on the internet. If you don’t believe me check out a lot of the message boards and comment sections on various blogs. Just really hateful, mean spirited, toxic stuff. And I would venture to say that most of these people hide behind their computers and type such negative, toxic things because they feel small and powerless in the real world. Most of these people would never have the courage to say the things they say online in real life. I used to go on a local site to get the news and I would go to the comment section and EVERY single day it would turn into a racial debate. The subject could be about planting cabbage and it would turn to name calling, stereotyping and a whole lot of nonsense. I got so tired of it. I stopped going to news sites, gossip sites or any site that is a breeding ground for negativity. It is easy to get sucked into it. I am guilty of getting sucked into it a time or two. But no more. I hide “friends” on Facebook/Twitter who are constantly negative or toxic in with their posts. I try to go to more uplifting sites these days and learn about new things such as gardening, natural foods/products or look up new lip shades I want to try;) and when I am not doing that, I try to go out into the sunshine, into the real world to see some of the beautiful things that are there every day.tr

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