Yes to...cyber feuds?!

I think I need to have my internet privileges revoked. 

Lately, I have been ultra annoyed at people who are so willing to troll the internet and leave nasty comments here and there.  No matter what the topic, there is always some basement dweller (I assume) who has nothing better to do than snarl at someone’s attempt to put good into the world.  These trolls are not able to see any good.  They can only find bad and highlight the crap out of it.

So, today, I found myself emerging from the shadows of “anonymous reader” and becoming a “commenter”.  I set out to defend the honor of Yes to Carrots, an amazing beauty product company who was graciously offering $2 products for Cyber Monday.  Their website couldn’t handle all the traffic and no one was able to place an order.  Well shoot, you would have thought Yes to Carrots had sent out a bulletin announcing that they were going to eat your dog for dinner unless you were able to access their website.  Ridiculous comments ensued with pathetic sob stories of how much this was ruining their day.  It was all so absurd!!

I had had enough.  I posted a carefully constructed comment in which I was cautious to not be nitpicky or rude, but to just say, Hey guys we are pretty lucky that online shopping issues are our #1 problem today, let’s give them a break, fa la la la la, la la, la la.  My comment was pretty well received, except for one homegirl who commented back about how annoyed she was about the situation, and how website issues are completely avoidable. 

Then, I joined the troll club.  I shot back at the “annoyed” woman that it was ridiculous to be annoyed by this situation and I hoped she held herself to the same unrealistic standards in her line of work.  My effort to be so P.C. in my first post had gone out the window and now I was involved in a cyber feud.  I clicked POST and I was shaking. 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???

I realize now that I must pause to re-evaluate.  How can I use the internet like a mature adult to conduct the business that I need to conduct, read the news I need to read, find the entertainment content I need to give my brain a rest, all while avoiding the CRAP!?

I need to set some limits.  I need to stop reading comments, in search of trolls to be annoyed at.  There is crap out there to be found, and I need to stop trying to find it.  Because my measly attempts to play cyber defense will never be enough to stop the trolls. 

PS: I also learned that my Facebook settings are set in such a way that my internet feud was being published in many friends' news feeds.  Do you ever get a text that makes your face hot as you read it?  Yeah that was me today. "Hey what is going on with you and this Yes to Carrots deal?"  Errrrr.......  Quick!  Someone transport me to the Land Before Internet!

PPS: I got my Yes to Carrots products for $2 each.  What a steal!