Comments keep following me even after I quit
This is a story for anyone who keeps getting sarcastic comments on old posts even after leaving an online group.
Scenes
- Comments keep following me even after I quit — After leaving the group, sarcastic comments keep appearing on my old posts. It’s a night when I hesitate, wondering whether to delete them again with wet hands.
- Because it felt like deleting them would make it all end — Deleting the comments might make things quiet, but what happened then would disappear with them. The urge to reply would remain.
- A new comment appeared beneath an old post — At the sink, I open the notification and find another new comment beneath last month’s post. I set down the plate in my hand but can’t close the screen.
- The more you argue back, the harder it is to see the record clearly — Online harassment brings people back by stringing together many posts, not just one remark. If you argue back right away, what remains first is the fight, not what happened.
- Save the screen before replying — Tonight, try saving one screen that shows the comment, post URL, and posting time together. Once you have a record, it’s easier to choose whether to report or block.
- Keep the record and the reply separate — Making a record doesn’t make your heart settle right away. Still, you can keep a record of what happened and close the door as two separate things.