No, seriously, why am I getting comments like this on the daily? All I post about is books?!?! I’m the least controversial account I know! Yesterday I was being called a liar and today I’m insecure and useless?? WTAF?
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In the pre-internet era you only had to deal with the people in your immediate area having temper tantrums that have nothing to do with you. Now, you can be victimized from across the globe! wheeeee! (social media was a mistake)
I've just had a look at that account's feed and I'm 99.9999% certain it's a bot. The non-reply posts are really weird and make little sense. They also read like the (incredibly funny but definitely not malevolent) disk horse bot.
This is a wild response to your incredibly benign post???? 0 to 60 for absolutely no reason. It costs 0$ to scroll past harmless posts you don't agree with lmao
A bunch of trolls from Twitter have flocked to sites like Bluesky and Threads cause they’re bored essentially lol mute and block. Or dunk on them and then block them if you need the dopamine loll
I actually think we're getting an influx of twitter trolls, ive had some people reply to me that are just trying to start shit. Id just block and move on, they have nothing to say
What the hell?? People online are so mean, istg! And for what?? That’s why I’ve been taking a step back from Reddit. Some places are full of genuinely good people, and then there’s this doofus here. Sorry this keeps happening to you!!
Zero followers/following and their entire activity is rage bait. They probably target accounts over a certain size at random to get engagement in the replies. The only way to win is to block and deny them oxygen.
Nothing but the plague from the Dead Bird site coming here to try their luck (if it's not a bot, but is there even much difference?). Honestly, don't even bother, just block.
It’s not weird for a bot to reply directly to a post? Like ‘everyone has their own process’ seems like a real response, but maybe the bots are just becoming more specific?
Thanks for leaving the account name on so I could find it and block it. It's a troll with no followers and following no one trying to bait people into responding. Block Block block!
I’m so sorry that you’ve had to deal with people like that. This is why I don’t bother engaging with the trolls. They only exist to feed off the annoyance they are to others. As long as no one acknowledges their existence, they fade into obscurity where they belong.
It’s so unsettling and unpleasant when an account like that has come across me and interacts like that, there are a certain number of ppl who are just aggressively bully whoever they can for no reason. I genuinely don’t get the appeal of behaving that way. Psychopathic shit
I get the meme (drafting is often pulling hair for me, but I love editing!), but uh. Sir/Ma’am/EnbyFren, why are you so upset over someone not vibing with a meme of all things??? (To them, not you of course)
You can't really get away from them when it comes to social media. They will be on any platform that is getting any kind of traction. The creators will always find their way around checks.
WTH!!! I can never understand why people like this insert themselves in other people’s posts. But then again they do say that misery loves company so they might be trying people to join their misery.
Yeah there are plenty of trolls and bots here too. I limit my replies bc of these and actual idiots who bring braindead twitter behaviour with them. Hopefully they get added to moderation lists and you can subscribe to block them all. That's the best thing about bsky, you have control over your exp
People are angry & miserable at whatever is (not) happening in their lives, & seek "power" in being vile trolls (as if that could fix anything) especially when they think kindness is weakness to snap at.
Eyeroll, pity, block. They have their own path to walk.
Or, it's a bot. Either way, nah
I'm confused.
I do not even know what caused this.
It looks so wildly out-of-pocket and uncalled for.
Is this happening because you posted a 'mutual aid' post?
I do know there is harassment campaigns done towards creatives who post their Kofi and the like because of the hatred towards mutual aid.
Their whole account is two posts, no followers and nothing but mean replies like that and they wonder why bsky isn't working for them 🫠 In this case I wonder if it's a bot
Yup, and hurling a number of personal insults at others ("you are not anything" and such) that make me think of that old adage, "Our vilest words are ones that, deep down, we are screaming at ourselves in abject pain and misery."
I’m gonna bet that’s a trolling bot. All but one of its posts are replies (yes, I went and counted) and all of them are being mean and offensive.
Why You? Large account, known to be kind, not aggressive with a block list.
The twitter poisoning is deep.
I’m so sorry.
This person has 0 followers and follows 0 people. Looks like they just shit post all day and reply to everyone else's posts with some snide or elitist comment back. They bring nothing to the table in so far as productive conversation. Brain dead. Best to report and move on.
Exactly this. Don't give them any engagement, just block. The best part about Bluesky is that the blocking system is robust, and it works. Keeps the shitheads at bay!
Its not even a real person. Its a Hollow hate bot some jerk moved over to Bluesky. They are miserable people so they have to make others miserable as well. Just vile.
I just figure that if they’re not bots, if they’re seriously like this, they’re just here saying “fuck you, writing should be miserable and so I’m going to try to make you miserable”. And I refuse to let them do that.
Some people seem to spend their whole life trying to yuck other people's yum, no matter how much they have to reach to do so. It would just be sad if they weren't affecting others.
Plenty of ppl are simply angry & feel powerless. Striking out at others from behind the shelter of a computer screen makes them feel important & powerful. It's a false feeling, of course, but some rely on it for any sense of meaning in their lives. Remember the old saying & don't feed the trolls ☺️💙
Books are inherently political, especially indie books. (Kind of like women's bodies, just having one makes you a target for all sorts of harassment.) My guess is you've attracted the attention of a troll farm.
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I read this as male. 🤷♀️
I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
But it's good to see these so we can all block.
Even if it is a bot, someone took the time to make that. People are awful.
But their replies are not only consistently that mood, but also have a weird not-really-on-topic vibe. Either way, a waste of space on Bsky's servers.
It's a bot.
Not real.
Just a program made to cause chaos.
Block and move on.
You are awesome and wonderful and never ever forget that.
Eyeroll, pity, block. They have their own path to walk.
Or, it's a bot. Either way, nah
I do not even know what caused this.
It looks so wildly out-of-pocket and uncalled for.
Is this happening because you posted a 'mutual aid' post?
I do know there is harassment campaigns done towards creatives who post their Kofi and the like because of the hatred towards mutual aid.
Why You? Large account, known to be kind, not aggressive with a block list.
The twitter poisoning is deep.
I’m so sorry.
Does he... does he think he's your BlueSky supervisor or something?
They preach about insecurity, yet they fly off the handle because they can't handle their own. Self-projection much?
Some of their replies to one post conflict with stances held in replies to another.
Report, block, move on.
I get comments like that far too much. They’re just weird.
The hell is wrong with people