Why so much hate on the internet?

You can have all the opinions you want. But expressing them everywhere is something else entirely. Many people lack that knowledge. It's good that you raise this, it can't be done too often.

Kindness both online and in the real world tends to spread like wildfire. People feel happy and appreciated and continue to be friendly. Unfortunately, nastiness also has that ability, often spreads even more and no one gains from it but only generates more anger. Be kind to each other and show helpfulness instead of mockery as so often happens in various forums, then it will be a more pleasant environment for all of us.
Happy holidays and hugs from the wheelhouse!

People who behave so badly are not doing well themselves but want to transfer their frustration to others who are doing well. A kind of senseless jealousy. Very sad and destructive.
Yes, I have noticed such tendencies in FB groups but that was a long time ago. The blog is clean, but there has been an occasional slip-up about ten years ago. Sometimes a stalker pops up, but that person is spamming several bloggers, so they just delete it.

I wish you a nice Saturday with your lovely blog! Light and love!
Kram, Gerd

Surely it is a strange "phenomenon"! Many people think that what, you can think what you want but I'm not entirely sure that I agree with it in all situations. All opinions are not OK! And to also not be able to shut up about it just to feel good, or better? No, far from OK.

When my son was born, I spent a lot of time on Family Life. There you can talk about attacks, trolls and other nasty stuff. I got bored, it was so annoying. Then I found Odla, the gardening forum. Even there, trolls sometimes came crawling out of the woods. But for the most part, people were absolutely wonderful and helpful, I had so much fun there with like-minded cultivation and gardening fanatics! Then I changed focus a bit when we moved and I started my blog. In addition to spam comments, I have received ONE comment that I did not appreciate so I have been spared, on the contrary, I get absolutely wonderful comments even though we do not always think alike. Because we are simply different. But that is also what is so fun, you get in touch with wonderful people who I would never have met in ordinary life.

But why do things turn out the way they do?
I think one reason is that it really takes a very talented writer to use words and images to convey emotions that we normally use the body, face and tone of voice to convey. How many writers are educated and/or talented? Because it is an art!
The second reason is that the reader is also required to be able to understand a text correctly; it's not just a bunch of words you have to know, you have to grasp the meaning and spirit of the text. Being able to read is not the same as reading comprehension.
The third reason may be that you read too fast and misunderstand because you did not take the time to read the whole sentence. The whole text. People find it so difficult to take time for things!

Those three reasons probably cause more trouble on forums and FB (I guess, I dare to refuse FB) than on a blog.

Think of a fourth reason too! To know best! I guess I'm a bit hopeless there, I like to point out if I see something wrong, especially if it can cause trouble or be misunderstood. Few people like to be corrected but I also think it's worse if it's wrong because it lowers confidence. I hate being wrong, but I hate it even more when my blog contains direct inaccuracies. The problem then comes when (if) you point out an error and then we come back to reasons one and two.

Oops, I wrote so hopelessly long again! But it's a subject that is very difficult to deal with. The only thing is to think about your own behaviour, raise your children to behave appropriately and realise that the world is full of ... er ... less nice people too.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Unfortunately, people show their true colours when they can be anonymous. Alcohol also helps people to let down their guard. So many people are simply hateful in this world. Sad but true.

Important post! I don't have Facebook but have realised from friends that that is where the tone is the harshest. I don't think I've noticed this in Blogglandia but on the other hand I don't always read all the comments that the blogs I follow get. For my part, it's probably like yours, many returning readers and new ones joining, but there have been no boring comments. I've decided that I will approve the comments before they are published, mostly to avoid some "rubbish comments" but a lot of advertising.
If you have Facebook and are in different groups, you are free to think what you want, but you don't have to say or write it.

In the cockpit of our campervan we have two cuddly lions, along with a third cuddly sheep. This is my standing protest against the evil, harsh, cold world we live in. My dream is that hatred and evil would give way.
Svt has broadcast several beautiful services from Härnösand's Pentecostal church. The leader of the meeting was a new Swedish dark woman. A person who had fled across the Mediterranean was interviewed anonymously by the pastor of the church. In the packed church there were an unusual number of New Swedes. What happened next...
A few days later, I read in the newspaper Dagen that the pastor and leader of the fine Pentecostal congregation had been bombarded by hate mail.
I am increasingly trying to tell myself, if I have nothing positive to write, be quiet! Evil only breeds more evil. Good wins in the end.

Good and important post. Wrote about this very thing last year. Being kinder to each other both IRL and on the web. Despite differences. But agree that the toughest environment is on FB. Think of the travel group VSGAR, for example. Where political attacks are easily made when certain countries are mentioned or "google-friendly" questions are asked. How hard is it to scroll past like :/?!
Hugs to you ♡

An important and good post ... because it's strange how some people completely forget common courtesy when they can be anonymous. This has meant that I've pretty much stopped using FB, there are some groups I don't want to be without, but I'm pretty much never there otherwise ... can't handle all the fuss!
I'm sorry to read that you've had to deal with some unpleasant people on your blog - which is unimaginable given that you're apolitical and pretty much only write about motorhomes and your various trips.
Have a nice weekend!

woow, really good post
I also don't understand all the hate that is spread online
But everyone on fb is always the right one - there are only doctors, vets, dieticians, personal trainers etc etc
If you have a different opinion, you are hated or you get the funny racist card for nothing - it's really sick, isn't it?
I was blocked on Facebook until 6 April and have been since December.
I was blocked for sharing my blog - freedom is disappearing as well as freedom of expression!