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 No.26681>>26689 >>26706 >>26858 [Watch Thread][Show All Posts]

Hey /kind/

I just almost had a breakdown, because of banter on /b/. It was a very unkind experience and I still feel bad about it.

People were mean and said things like the needs of many justify the suffering of the few. It made me very sad. Then I got angry.

In the end everyone was attacking me and calling me dense and a friendgot.

I would like to just be kind to them anyway, but their point of view is just so mean.

What could I have done better?

Not fighting back feels like letting someone else down…

 No.26683

For the most part people on such forums are pretending to be assholes to fit in. I know I've done it countless times. Try not to take the Internet seriously; exaggeration is much easier here.


 No.26689

>>26681 (OP)

I'm not really sure what you should do anon, but we all love you and support you.~


 No.26706>>26776 >>30763

>>26681 (OP)

Don't go on /b/


 No.26721

Everyone has their own point of view and I wouldn't call theirs wrong despite the expected negative behavior. I think maybe you might need to weigh what your comcept of kindness is. Coddling vs harsh lessons, trying to influence the masses vs more effective personal relationships, favoritism vs obligation, ect. The world isn't nice but you gotta hope your ideals and ethics leave you with an outcome worth settling for.


 No.26774

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Pretend everything is for fun. Especially on the net.

Also they are only picking on you because they love you. They are acknowledging your posts and they allowing you to feel their hard thrusting counter opinions on the given topic.

Just keep an open mind and don't take the bants so seriously friend.


 No.26776

>>26706

This.


 No.26786

Don't call it banter! This is just bullying.


 No.26804>>26810 >>26831 >>26883

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If you're in an environment where unkindness is common, you can either simply leave (always possible in the internet)/stay silent or use apathy as your greatest asset. They may mock you, but why care? Why should you allow yourself to be emotionally affected because some effortless idiot on the other side of the world said something bad to you on the internet? Their lives are probably just as bad, if not worse, than yours. If you really care about being part of the community, you might even partake in it.

In fact, absolute anonimity in imageboards is good for this, as (assuming you're not tripfriending) you can simply move to another thread and nobody will notice you were the last thread's target.

I was bullied (though it was fairly light) in my childhood. I asked my grandma for help and she told me to be like a camel in a caravan crossing a city, ignoring the local dogs and their annoying behaviour. This probably isn't the best metaphor, but I think you can understand.

So leave the hostile environment or be apathetic enough to fit in.

Good luck anon, if you have to leave /b/ you still have us here.


 No.26810>>26811 >>26864

>>26804

It's impossible to purposely not feel an emotion. Feelings happen to you and you have no control over them, only what you do about them.


 No.26811>>26820

>>26810

*It's impossible to purposely not feel an emotion if you have no self control


 No.26820>>26821

>>26811

Reptilian alien robots plz go back to Planet X.


 No.26821>>26824

>>26820

>self control, and disciple are alien concepts to me


 No.26824>>26857

>>26821

I can't imagine what planet you're from that you don't know how emotions work.

Either that or you're one of the few unique individuals with perfect control, unlike everyone else for whom emotions just happen to them and they have do deal with the reactive, spontaneous rising of emotion as best they can or just go along with them (which is where the "willpower" thing comes in).

Or the Occam's Razor answer: you're just an idiot or (actually, clinically-diagnosed) autistic. Most likely both.


 No.26831>>26864

>>26804

So, like, where are you from friend? The MiddleEast somewhere apparently.


 No.26834

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A kind discussion avoids judgement and interpretation and seeks understanding.

If they're offended ask them: so what?

If they're angry kindly remind them they're behind a keyboard: what are you gonna do about it, friend?

If that doesn't work, tell them their bullying is turning you on and you can no longer resist touching yourself.


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>>26824

I understand how emotions work they are a facility of the mind, and the human mind is pliable, and subject to mental conditioning. Through the use of mental conditioning (cognitive behavioral therapy) and with a willingness to change a mind can effectively block out certain detrimental emotions. In my case I suffered from depression, and suicidal thoughts as a teen, which were caused by loneliness, jealousy, and a fierce inferiority complex, among other things. After I identified the problem, and through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy, and with a bit time and effort I was effectively able to suppress, and eventually eliminate what was plaguing me which is why I oppose your prior claim of impossibility. I accept that emotions do in fact commonly work in a similar fashion to what you outlined in this post, but I also believe that they don't necessarily have to work that way.

>idiot

>autistic

What a reaction. Apparently you are deeply bothered by merely the perception of opposition. You can attempt to dismiss me with your dismissive buzzwords, but ironically, in the end, that is just small-mindedness at work.


 No.26858>>26864 >>26871

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>>26681 (OP)

Remember to understand that everyone in life was born with a mind just like yours, and it's only the things they've been through in life that've made them, and you, into what you are today.


 No.26864>>26916

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>>26810

But you can see your environment in such a way that you won't feel any strong emotions because you don't care.

Of course, this is easier said than done. I only learned not to care after years of being bullied and noticing I could just ignore my bullies and enjoy my 2-3 friends and lonely afternoons in my computer. Being rejected by my crush also pushed me to accept loneliness. It was less of a conscious decision and more of a slow, passive process.

If you don't want to adapt, I'd suggest just leaving the unpleasant environment. There are much better boards here than /b/.

>>26831

Somewhere south of the Rio Grande and north of the Prata, in a normal middle class family.

>>26858

Well, that's nature vs. nurture and people have been discussing it for a really long time.


 No.26871

>>26858

How did you cut her out so perfectly?

(Sage for off-topic)


 No.26883>>26915 >>26916

>>26804

Thats terrible advice, dogs will maul you to death if all you do is ignore them.


 No.26915>>26955

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>>26883

Unless you post enough information to allow them to dox you, there's absolutely nothing /b/ can do to you besides being annoying.

Seriously. This is just an anonymous imageboard on the internet. There's nothing preventing you from leaving the hostile board (and I'd advise against visiting /b/, there's hardly anything valuable there), but if you want to participate, get used to the insults and/or learn the social norms.


 No.26916>>26955

>>26864

>>26883

Another anon here. When I was in highschool, I didn't understand social dynamics. If I had insight on the typical archetype of male with his desire to dominate, I'd play along with their game. But I had no idea as I didn't have this archetype in me. I just wanted people to get along. I was confused by their violent instincts and I thought if I ignore them or give them what they want they'll stop fighting me and each other, they'll stop this madness. If only I knew how wrong I was. It was high school in small village in Eastern Europe and they worked really hard to rewire things in my brain. I don't blame them, because it was merely natural meme mechanic at work. I only wish I could be given another chance. It's not fair I'm going to live my life in a complete mess now, only because I learned rules of the game too late. If I could go back in time of course I'd bully the fuck out of people if this is what it takes. I try bullying people in the present and I actually ruined lives of one family using my job position but it doesn't work for long until pressure in my chest comes back


 No.26955

>>26915

Im talking about it as a general advice, exactly for this >>26916

>>26916

I feel you anon, if only my dad or any non friendgy masculine figure in my life had taught me that earlier, instead of being the first people to fuck my life things'd be far more different now. Kill or be killed, its a sad reality. Props for learning even if late, im having a hell of a hard time in trade school because of that.


 No.28355

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G-geez! What's their problem anyways? Other boards are just so cruel sometimes, you shouldn't let it get to you, anon!

We're here if you need us.


 No.28363

I'll be honest here, because that's the most kind I can be.

You went on /b/. What did you expect?

You need to get into a certain mindset to post on chans in general, but every board has their own subculture. /pol/, for example, refers to google and facebook as jewgle and kikebook respectively. They're also a lot more fond of "you have been visited by" pictures.

/b/ is special in that anything goes there. Anything and everything. You have free reign to fuck shit up, essentially.

I have had some really amazing and shockingly deep conversations on /b/, but I've seen a lot of crap too.

You have to be prepared to sit through all the namecalling to find enjoyment.

I dunno, maybe it just doesn't affect me too badly, since I already get all the namecalling in real life anyway. But honestly, stop caring about what chan posters think of you, especially /b/.


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>cant handle the bantz


 No.30755

My advice is to look at how much of their own projections they attach to you. The ">projecting" meme may be used to wave people off, but in general there's some truth to it. There is so little that can be effectively communicated and represented in a single text post plus image. It's not as if this person is rejecting you after having known you as a person, they can only react to your position as revealed in your posts. This position has large amounts of personal connotations that neither of you could hope to communicate or understand in the space provided, unless you're very skilled at expressing yourself. Furthermore on places like /b/, the tendency is not really towards expressing yourself clearly.

My point is that by stepping back from it a level it becomes hard to be offended by the writing of someone with no real experience of you, especially in a place where people are encouraged to act like fools.

As an aside: this is one of the reasons platforms like twitter are particularly shit in my experience. So fucking little can be communicated in their limitations. People's responses seem to come almost at random because of the lack of space for either party to explain themselves.


 No.30763

>>26706

This. Simple solution!


 No.30766

Dont worry anon just open the window and take a heavy breath, chans bullying means nothing dont take it seriously.




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