I care about one thing more than anything, and that is taking all the negativity I lived through and turning it into something better. Turning it into health, art, strength, anything beautiful worth my precious time on this planet. So when I see toxicity, I draw the stinger out.
If it were just someone blocking me or my friends, that's life. But in this case, it's greef, who was welcomed into our midst with glowing endorsements, who has since proceeded to chomp down hard on anyone daring to disagree or misunderstand him. Let me set you out a timeline.
Day before yesterday, @LightRey got blocked. He was not the first nor the last, but he is the love of my goddamn life and there isn't a breach I wouldn't go onto for him, so it is what caught my attention the most. Neither of us understood the reason, and he did what is healthy:
Talk about a felt hurt to try and place it. I want to stress this is every single one of ours right. Ostracism and rejection are painful to anyone, and if you feel hurt, I encourage you to talk to people about it to process that feeling. That's not whining or attention seeking.
That's the emotionally mature response.

Every bit of abuse you do not process is abuse you risk hurting others with.

That includes vitriol received online. Vitriol? Yes, vitriol. It wasn't just a "block and move on". Some people, equally confused and looking for answers, +
Went to greef to ask why, ask what happened. He silently unblocked Rey, still no answers as to what was going on. Evidently, he then saw Rey had posted about it.

Yesterday night, I noticed I'd been bumped. Blocked, unblocked to be kicked off following, while he went private.
Today, I was blocked. So was Rey, again. I have not interacted with him in the meantime, not since Rey was blocked. He must have sought out my account in order to block it. But keeping Rey and anyone on his side away from his notifications wasn't enough. He went on a rant.
Read these carefully and see what actual behavior he accuses people of. "Interfering in his notifications uninvited". The literal function of the platform. "Openly discussing" him. I addressed this above. "Contradicting" him. Is that something to get this upset about?
Here's the main thing I want you guys to ask yourself.

Why is he entitled to every bit of anger and outrage in response to being questioned, but is no one entitled to a response?
I'm not asking anyone to trust me or take my side. I'm especially asking you not to go harass greef with this. I don't want to add fuel to the fire, which is why I'm only showing you what happened and asking a few pointed questions. Make of this what you will. I want out.
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