Look, I'm gonna lay this out on the line:
This place is fucking shit for my mental health.
It's that simple!
And it is *not* helped that any time I voice this, I get replies which one way or another make it clear it's my problem to solve.
I don't like being a whiny person, so largely I'm not. I recognize I've won life's lottery in lots of ways and have privileges many, MANY people don't.
But I am still a person.
And while I'm grateful for all the supportive replies I get here, there's sincerely about a 1:1 ratio between those and replies which push me away.
It is simply not fun for me to be here. And I'm damn sure that's not my problem.
@TechConnectify You're currently whining about and setting your followers on a person who simply replied to a direct request to watch a Youtube video with their reasons why they won't. They didn't tag you (in fact, if their client works like most, they specifically made an effort not to tag you) and involve you in the conversation.
There are issues with mental health and social media, and perhaps they are not helped by Mastodon's design or community. But "not my problem"? I wouldn't be so sure.
@sqrt2 Hey!
So, firstly, no they were not asked. Someone simply provided the link, and even qualified it with "if you're into that sort of thing" or something along those lines.
But second... I mean do you really think I'm framing my entire experience on this one single post?
I think that sqrt2's complaint is different: the author of that comment is now getting ~your experience, albeit nearly only on a single comment of theirs.
