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Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
SkylerBold@meow.social wrote:
@soatok "I’m saying that you should aspire to do more meetups, movie nights, bowling alley ventures, arcade escapades, and so on with your local furry groups. Maybe rent a pavilion at your community park, or pool money and rent an AirBNB for a weekend. Throw a barbecue. Be cringe and free."
I absolutely adore doing these things with my friend group. I have found, after many times, I am not really a con-goer and instead extremely value these sort of smaller meets. The larger a gathering gets, the less comfortable I tend to feel. But that is social anxiety and not what you are talking about here.
I love doing these a lot, as they allow people to talk and catch up without dealing with the stress of a convention.
I agree with you on all of these points, in honesty. You really hammered this home. A Youtuber I watch was almost chased off the internet for a comment about shoes and this got blown so out of proportion it wasn't funny, and eventually they returned to a pretty big fanfare. It was largely thanks to the support of two individuals that saved them when everyone else turned away, and one of them is one of teh kindest folks on the planet when it comes to helping his friends. And that whole situation had NOTHING to do with Furries!
It takes a surprising amount these days to grow and accept something and not end up being flung under someone else's bus wheels all because of a tiny, small thing. And those often get awfully blown up on social media. And it does sometimes feel like I'm walking on eggshells and burning coals whilst trying to spin plates. One wrong move and you can end up being booted out the door.
It would be nice if folks had a touch more forgiveness. Actually talked a little more when an issue arises. Stop following them for a couple days until it all blows over.
And maybe, when something you see on social media starts spiking up your temperature, put the phone down and come back later.
I've started (albeit poorly) to curb the constant browsing on the socials. They aren't necessarily the full blown problem, but they are platforms people use and turn to when they wish to complain or state something. It's easy to jump to a conclusion then and there then to think a bit more on it. So best put it down and pick up my 3DS instead, that Larvitar isn't going to catch itself.
Apparently I had a lot to say about this, so this was as usual a very good post. Always look forward to these Soatok, you keep inspiring me to get back into my own Blog, and I definitely should...