You are only as good as the community you create
Trolls. (Don’t you hate them?)
Drama all over your Facebook Feed. (Ah! Ain’t that annoying?)
Mean Tweets. Antagonizing Youtube comments. Xenophobic rants to news article. Digital bullies…
The Internet has inspired a lot of platforms for us to create and share, but it’s also giving us a sounding board for negativity. The first place to go to complain, to vent, to yell.
I bet people don’t share their negativity to bring others down; they do it for the opposite reason. They are seeking a catharsis from their own sadness.
This becomes extra prevalent in music and art communities, a place where negativity goes to thrive on the souls of well-meaning, song-seeking, starving artists.
But it’s not cathartic. It’s the opposite. Spreading negativity is like Voldemort using an Imperious Curse on ourselves. It takes us over…
So what’s the best way to beat negativity? Simple. Create a community of positive folks. We are only as good as the community we create.
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Further reading: Check out Lefsetz’s excellent blog on “Dealing with Hate”
Further fun: Enjoy a song to sing when ignoring bullies: Taylor Swift’s “Mean”
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