So, I'm seeing quite a few posts on quite a number of issues in which people declare their support and/or passion for an idea or cause (yay - good thing is good) and then add on that they want to be extra loud about this because it upsets The Haters© (um - less relatable to me, but okay...).
Here's the deal. I have this thing where if I'm not emotionally attached/dependent on you and I don't see you in my daily life, then you're simply Not Real©.
Don't look at me like that - I don't make the rules, that's just how things work.
My grandparents fit into this category. Many of my friends who move away fit in this category. I still love them (my friends) and I'll happily engage with them if they reach out (my friends), but mostly, if I don't see them, then the emotions don't trigger and they stop existing.
Like the whole thing with following celebrities and who they're dating and what they're eating or wearing or... Yeah - celebrities aren't real. Politicians aren't real. Astronauts are real - because how else could they go to the moon?
Fictional characters who I've decided are mine are very Real© all the time and they're never Not Real© again. (I will love them until I die, even if I no longer hyperfixate on them). Actors who play my fictional characters are real while I'm fixated on the fandom... and sort of real after that? It's a tenuous thing.
Pair this with the fact that I have shit going on in my life. I have a job to do and a household to take care of and people (who are Real©) to take care of, plus books to write and a business I'm trying to get going... and I don't even have the energy for watching the latest seasons of my favorite anime - let alone sparing any on The Haters©.
Hate takes energy. A LOT of energy. And time. Why would you waste time on The Haters©, who are Not Real© in the first place, when you could divert those resources to The Passion© or The Goal©?
And sometimes I almost ask my fellow Tumblr people this question, but then I remember that maybe hating and being angry is their hobby? I don't really understand how other people work sometimes, so that could be a thing, right? Or maybe this is their way of venting? That's a legit thing. Also, I should not start conversations/arguments if I don't have the time and energy to see them through to the end (which I don't - I never have enough time and energy).
But, honestly, the biggest reason I don't ask? It's because most of you are Not Real©. Some of you are Real©, but most of you aren't - I'm sorry.
But whether you're Real© or not, I hope that you lead safe and happy lives. I hope that you get the care you need and do what makes you happy (although I hope it's something other than hating - I see enough of that already, please and thank you). I hope you know that this world is brighter for having you. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. I love you. Good night.