Why is the FF14 Community So Adverse to Banter?

[Starien]

Here's an old man's perspective.

I have a limited amount of cares each day, and I choose to spend them on positive interactions. I'm swift to mute/block people who are constantly and aggressively fostering discord. Each person has that choice. Just as you choose to present yourself with a bit of irritant, those who are in your space may choose to not interact with you.

So choose wisely, collect data, and realize if you're receiving certain types of replies, the onus is on you to change your presentation, rather than to put reactions on the shoulders of some nebulous community of onlookers, which is comprised of all different types of people. What can you control in this scenario? Yourself.

Trash talk is just fine in smaller settings when you know each person and are on the same page. In groups of strangers, you never know what you'll get, so keep that in mind.