What’s up nonbelievers, doubters, and skeptics?
When you decide to take that step and start creating content online, you’re going to get haters. That’s just how it goes.
You could start an Instagram account where you only talk about butterflies and how beautiful they are, and someone in the caterpillar community will be pissed off that you don’t mention the pre-butterfly stage.
“CATERPILLARS ARE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL. REPORTED FOR HATE SPEECH.”
It’s just the way of life on social media.
If you put yourself out there, be prepared to be hated and put down.
I respect people who have a problem with the content that I create. They have a right to not like it. It’s not for them, after all.
Then you have the people who don’t like the content that I create, but, instead of critiquing the content, they go ad hominem.
They call me fat, say my hairline is receding, etc.
Like good ol’ Ian here:
Does being fat truly make my opinion invalid? Of course not.
Does Ian know this? Of course.
He says this to make him feel better about himself, or, perhaps because he has nothing to refute the point of the post that I made.
It’s fine. I’ve been doing this a long time. I’ve been called much worse.
Social media has so many positive attributes. One of those is the ability to find people like you. That’s one of the most important things that social media does for us. We can feel less alone.
On the flip side of that, it allows people who think dangerously to congregate and bounce ridiculous conspiracy theories off each other. *ahem* QAnon.
It also enables people to say things that they would never say to another person’s face.
It came as no surprise to me that Ian’s bio talks about God.
In case you’re wondering what Revelation 21:4 is, it’s “[4] he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away."
I get accused of “attacking” Christians frequently, yet the ones in my comments seem to be more comfortable with making personal attacks.
I talk about beliefs; they talk about me.
Probably 90% of them are some random username with no pic, so I can at least commend Ian for using his first name and being brave enough to to have that profile picture when talking about someone else’s appearance.
When it really comes down to it, if people like Ian are the ones who will be in Heaven, would you want to be there?
I don’t think I would.
Being an unkind person is rewarded just because you believe that Jesus died for us? Nah. I’ll pass on that.
Adios until next time & remember: you don’t need a god to be good!
Kevin
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