People don't realise how helpful having somewhere like Eorzea to escape to from our everyday life is. I can be a Geologist again without the searing pain I'd feel in real life. I am aware it's escapism & that it can be unhealthy to get too deep therefore I don't. I see it for what it is.

Unfortunately it's all too common to meet people hell bent on ruining our time, either through trolling or by just being some of the most toxic cretins to stalk the Earth. The response most give is "move on, it's only a game/twitter/etc", well if it's your main means of social interaction it can feel like a personal violation. Yes, I can shake it off 99% of the time because I have coping mechanisms but there are times when people say things that are so unacceptable it cuts deep. I've heard things said that, on the street, would be a criminal offence. Worse still, they tend to be supported by those with the "it's just a game" mentality.

I have a feeling none of that made sense.