It really is. Lately, people here are so quick to either attack, or assume they’re being attacked. Someone just accused me of “lashing out” yesterday for explaining why a mobility solution they put forward for disabled people wouldn’t work for two disabled people that I personally know. No insults, no accusations, I even outright said “I sympathize” with the other commenter and their goals. I thought I worded my point in a neutral way, but someone still took offense so… I don’t know what else to say.

I figure it’s a trauma response from being entrenched in Reddit. Like people are primed to expect a fight and don’t know how to process a calm, ordinary conversation online anymore.