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Let’s just try to relax a bit.
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So this is irrelevant, but I feel like mentioning my personal motto: know your audience. It’s something I learned way back in middle school English class, but it applies to life in a broader sense. When you’re writing an essay, you have to be formal with your teacher. When you’re writing to a close friend, you can be casual, lose punctuation, and tell jokes.
But sometimes you don’t know your audience. It’s especially hard on the internet, where you don’t have facial or vocal clues to your audience’s mood. Then you might make a miscalculation—be too informal, for instance. And accidentally upset someone. I’ve been on both sides of this.
It doesn’t mean you’re wrong or did something bad; you just misjudged the situation. Now you know your audience a little better for the future. Say sorry for overstepping, know it’s okay to feel frustrated, and work past the miscommunication.
I’ve found that it’s useful. Everyone is different, and it’s important to be mindful, even if you believe you’ve been wronged. It’s a motto I try to follow, even if I don’t always succeed. (For instance, I’ll say something that I think sounds normal, but my family will find it disrespectful. The same happens in reverse!)
I hope this makes sense. I was just chatting with my sister who worries about this a lot.