Whenever I see a comment on social media that I think is wrong, I feel the need to correct it. These arguments can go on for days, even weeks, and if I don’t win the argument, I get overly fixated on it, wondering where I went wrong and so on.

  • FRYD@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Write your comment, but ask yourself right before you hit send: “I’m gonna die one day. Is this what I want to spend time on? Is this what I want to be remembered for?” Eventually you’ll ask yourself that before you finish writing and later still you’ll ask yourself that when you think about writing the comment.

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      4 days ago

      “I’m gonna die one day. Is this what I want to spend time on? Is this what I want to be remembered for?”

      If I ask myself this before every comment I’ll never hit that reply button.

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        4 days ago

        I value spreading positivity and helping people. If I think a quick comment can do that, it’s worth my time to me.