I love this question. This is something I see all over the internet, not just Fluther. You’ve got your Perez Hilton who loves/hates everyone, you’ve got the entertainment shows that are brutal and outrageously insensitive, and plenty of shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm that ooze sarcasm.
Deep in my heart, I want to write a book / movie / screenplay (hears the silence of eyerolls) but I am EXTREMELY curious how I will handle the criticism and sarcasm directed at my work.
It happens in posts on forums, it has happened on Craigslist. Once a guy internet stalked me because I wrote on “Rants and Raves” how much I loved our local sports bar and he railed me for being an employee who was shamelessly promoting their employer.
I’ve finally come to realize that yes, I am a sensitive person. Armchair psychiatrist asks, did someone in your family yell at you or verbally abuse you?
If the answer is yes, then it will be a challenge to realize these are people who are only remarking on your words, and not WHO YOU TRULY ARE. Once you can see past that, you will stop allowing their comments to have any effect on you.
It’s taken me a long time to realize this and see that without the yang of sarcastic people in this world, the yin of expression would be simply dull.