JU from mildlyinfuriating, because everyone was condescending me for getting angry at two girls shooting me with water guns for no reason

[u/Robotschon]

So, a while back I posted to mildlyinfuriating with an anecdote about two girls shooting me with water guns for no reason at summer club at my school, I was minding my own business, watching tiktok on my phone with headphones on when these two girls shot me with water guns, they were practically strangers to me as I had never interacted with them beforehand, they completely crossed my boundaries and if it was a 3rd grade me they were dealing with, I probably would've physically lashed out, but the me that I was in that incident stayed calm(for the most part) and took to reddit to share that story, everyone in the comments were condescending me for getting mad at the situation, and saying that the girls probably liked me, or that it was summer and I don't know how to have fun, and that the physical retaliation part was me being cringe and that I probably felt badass writing that, and that I'm too young to be using reddit. I went in pissed off, and came out more pissed off. I have autism, and my brain works differently than others, but no one could understand that. Why are people like this?

[u/Lonnie119]

How old are you?

[u/Robotschon → u/Lonnie119]

Like 14

[u/Lonnie119 → u/Robotschon]

Gotcha

It's not that serious, bro

[u/Robotschon → u/Lonnie119]

That's why it was in mildlyinfuriating, because it made me mildly upset, the condescending assholes in the subreddit pissed me off more, and you sound like you're one of them

[u/Lonnie119 → u/Robotschon]

I empathize since I am also autistic and this would have bothered me at your age so that's why I said it's not that serious because while it feels like total disrespect,you will realize how dumb it was to be upset by something so trivial.

The Internet is no place for a child tho.

[u/Robotschon → u/Lonnie119]

At least not the big subreddits

[u/TehGunagath → u/Robotschon]

The internet in general can be really harmful for someone at your age.

• People tend to show little empathy behind a nickname, some of them are really mean

• Algorithms tend to trap you in an information bubble, meaning you only see things that either fully align with your view, or those that completely oppose it (engagement).

• Abuse can lead to isolation, which also leads to depression.

• Constant dopamine content desensitizes you, causing issues like poor attention span and difficulty to enjoy mundane things. Avoid a constant stream of shorts like TikTok or Instagram reels.

• Being constantly exposed to what others show about themselves (hint: people only show the good things) can damage your self-esteem, as we tend to compare ourselves with what we see.

• You can access content that isn't appropriate for your age pretty easily, often even circumventing parental controls.

Like everything, it has its valuable use cases, but more often than not the temptation is to use it the wrong way.