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[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

You know that overwhelming urge you get to post a correction when someone is wrong on the internet? I'm currently feeling that with a vengeance. But the problem is that if I post a correction, that'll just draw more attention to the wrongness.

In this case, it's probably best to let the wrong exist in relative obscurity and just bite my fucking tongue until it bleeds.

I just hate the fact that people will read 1 person's account of a complex situation and just say, "yes, that is 100% truth and an exactly correct interpretation of everything. There is certainly nothing being left out or spun. nope. this random username I've never seen before can be trusted implicitly."

And like, I don't have any "inside information" to add, really. I just have critical thinking skills and an ability to smell bullshit from a mile away.

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[mistressofmuses]

That's fair enough, and it really IS something that you have to be mindful of ALL THE TIME, which is an extra frustration and drain when basically everyone lives on the edge of utter exhaustion and burnout at all times. Righteous outrage also feels superficially good - at least a bit cathartic, and like you're Doing Something by confronting some evil force in the world.

[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

yeah. I can't do news-on-social-media at all anymore. the emotional turmoil is not good for my brain.

[mistressofmuses]

That's a very wise decision.