I don't expect nor would I want everyone to agree with me on everything. But it does strike me odd when people disagree with me over nothing.
Here's the thing about social media: You have to be willing to suffer the slings and arrows of people who don't like what you're saying, posting or advocating.
Everyone has an opinion. And we know what opinions are like.
Nevertheless, I understand having a forum where everyone sees what you post is the price of admission for being able to post it. I get it.
I've never been thin skinned. After all, I'm in advertising. I have a superhuman tolerance for rejection of things I think are funny.
Plus I'm all over the interwebs with my little musings, things that strike me funny just because they do. Once in awhile they mean something more than face value. But most of the time they don't.
Yet for some reason, some people who should know better (was that a judgement? Sorry, you know how I hate that) make the decision to run their blood pressure up forty points, start calling me names and get all medieval on my ass for posting meaningless things.
Meaningless to me anyway.
The thing about it is, there's no hidden agenda to postings that just strike my funny bone. No political statement being made. Not even a lot to get angry about (another judgement, sorry about that).
But like ghosts, UFOs and truth on FOX News, sometimes people see things that aren't there. They start frothing at the mouth, hurling judgments about me, my work, my humor or my political leanings (BTW, I'm for whichever party likes bacon) based on something I just thought was funny.
They attach meaning where there is none.
Whatever. If you believe you're the arbiter of my taste, capabilities and standards, and if you see some deeper message in the crystals and think you're fighting the good fight by judging my talent, intellect, sensibilities and unloading on me with lots of exclamation points, have at it.
Or even better, be a little discerning, realize it's not worth the effort, say "There he goes again" to yourself, roll your eyes and move on.
It's not that I don't stand by what I post. I do. I stand by it and laugh.
