The internet is exhausting

Geez louise, the internet is an exhausting place.

I made one comment about how I have a lemon tree in my yard and I don't really use lemons much, and now I'm having to deal with a constant barrage of messages about how dumb it is that I don't use the lemons, how I should put them in a box in my yard for free for neighbors, how I should sell them, how I should partner with a farmer's market to sell them because that is "easy money" apparently (we have different definitions of easy), how I should use them to make cleaning products, what recipes I should make that use lemons, etc.

So now I have to explain to a million different people that my lemon tree actually doesn't really produce very good lemons, and even when it does it's not really that many and certainly wouldn't be worth the effort to try to sell for a few extra bucks, etc.

Cue all the incoming comments about to tell me how to care for my lemon tree that I never even wanted in the first place and how I'm probably a terrible person for not devoting all my time and energy to nurturing the lemon tree I was given and how if I wasn't so dang selfish, I could feed poor, hungry orphans with my lemons, and blah blah blah.

I just wanted to tell a damn funny story about my lemon tree.

 

Oh I definitely enjoy having trees. I just don't really like lemons a whole lot, so I don't end up using them and they just go to waste. If I could have some other fruit trees, that would be ideal, but I'm definitely not complaining. in fact, while I don't often use the lemons, my lemon tree is very beautiful and has nice, vibrantly green leaves, so it's still nice to have.

 

Lol, if people are puerile enough to get upset about the treatment of something that isn't even sentient, they'll get upset about anything. Which sums up the Internet.

 

Very true. And the thing is, it's not like I planted the dang tree myself... or bought it or asked for it at all... I simply bought a house that happened to have a lemon tree in the backyard. Lol

 

I have done that in the past, and it's true. I take breaks sometimes, but I do like to have Facebook for some purposes. I don't have any other social media though, like Twitter or Instagram or TikTok. Those served me no purpose except drama. Facebook is actually useful for me for a lot of reasons, mostly for connecting with other writers and getting advice or help with writing-related things. But I should probably spend less time on there than I do, especially commenting on useless things.

 

Lol no, laughter is the appropriate response. I wrote it in an intentionally absurd/funny way, because it is quite absurd and a little funny. This thread was meant to be lighthearted. I'm not upset about it.

Yeah, that's probably true. The internet just constantly makes me sad about the state of humanity, tbh. If the internet didn't exist, I would probably still believe that most people are pretty decent and kind and considerate. But with the existence of social media, I know better, and that's clearly not the case.

That's why I try to keep social media use to a minimum and just focus on the real people in my actual life. But I admit, I can easily fall into that trap of desiring a bit or drama or and argument or something. I certainly don't want to desire those things, but I'd be lying if I said I was exempt from that instinct.

 

Yeah, I dumped Twitter a long time ago, and I have very, very rarely ever wished I had it again. That's one social media site that literally never served any purpose for me other than drama. I don't connect with friends or do anything useful on Twitter. I just scroll through and read the crap-show, which is not healthy.