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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.

Comments

[vriddy]

Holding yourself back sounds like the right instinct, well done on managing it! It sure isn't easy :)

[yvannairie]

You could always just.... Explain yourself without framing it as a response to anyone. Just make a general post on the topic 🤔

[pegasus143]

Ugh, yes. Sometimes you just have to block all the people being wrong for your own sanity.

[samjohnsson]

There is barely any "hearing" going on, let alone "listening".

[mistressofmuses]

That is a horrible feeling. I think you *are* likely doing the right thing by not drawing further attention to The Wrong. It's also unfortunate when people widely share bad takes/misinfo/straight up lies that you otherwise would never have seen. Even when the sharing is accompanied by corrections, people still wind up seeing the wrong shit.

But it suuuucks.

[bluapapilio]

Reminds me of when I reblogged something I didn't realize was wrong, my friend posted a link where someone debunked it and I was able to reblog that version. I've always tried to second guess from then on before boosting anything.