It is unfortunately unavoidable that every time I post something in a positive way, among the first replies is always a guy (it's always a guy) that immediately tries to destroy positivity by injecting his negative take. These people seem to hate that other people (like me) feel good about things at times. I ignore them out of habit, but I really wish they would simply disappear from my timeline. Rant over.
So if you wonder why I don't react to people trying to kill the mood in my replies, there are two main reasons. First, I cannot control the reply collection. It is technically possible and actually part of the ActivityPub standard, but Mastodon does not implement these controls. Second, I simply don't have the time & energy to play pigeon chess with these guys. They drain my energy and that is exactly what they want. I refuse to play their game. And you should too. Ignore, mute, block them.
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