How it used to be...

[Vivi_Bushido]

I don't think it has anything to do with WoW or FFXIV specifically. The bottom line is, people just don't care. It's a cold rotten reality and it's the sad truth. They don't care about you or anyone else. This isn't everyone but it's a lot of people. They barely even care about their own friends. They get online to meme around for a few laughs and play the game for themselves. As long as they get what they want/need, you're only a pawn to their achievements. They have little to no interest to ever talking to with again; and for some, if they do, sometimes it's agenda driven unbeknownst to you. And since they can't hear or physically see you, it's even easier for them to treat you like a nobody. The only times I find people caring is when there is a reputation agenda attached. Such as a community representative wither it be LS, FC, discord, ect. Something that promotes their public social status. A lot of people are very narcissistic and have god complexes. They can never be wrong or proven wrong and how dare you for questioning them; even when facts are provided. Especially if they have friends to defend their honor just cause they like them over you. While others have zero tolerance for drama because how dare you have feelings. I've seen people kicked out of communities for wanting to talk about their mental states or feelings and were told it's toxic. People seem like emotionless robots sometimes.

My least favorite are the people who treat you like a demon and don't know how to forgive and hold never ending grudges as if people can't change when you do something wrong. Yeah a lot depends on circumstances and the context of a situation but more often than not, there isn't really a whole lot you can do over the internet that can't be forgiven. There are a lot of ways to make amends, a lot of people are stubborn and just don't want to forgive. So you end up in situations that once someone dislikes you, there is nothing you can do. It's forever out of your control. And you may not even know what you did wrong.

People are just mean because they want to be. This is why discrimination and racism among other things still exist in our world. Unfortunately more often than not. people do gain pleasure through schadenford. Your misfortune is their entertainment.