When Social Media Goes Nuts

Well, not the most nuttiest social media has ever gotten, but a particular website I frequent, which, to be honest, has the majority of my friends and contacts on it, has descended into a lot of vitriol over the last couple of weeks.  Friend in Brisbane asked what was going on, as she was curious, in a mischievous way, and I sent her the following summary.

(It's easier than putting my brain through thinking about it again.  Maybe later, but just not at the moment please)

So, where to start.

A guy got banned from the bar where the munches are held.  Apparently this was because of three reports of predatory behaviour on his part, leaving with drunk young women.

Then another Fetster, who is a lawyer, asked the venue to back up their decision with evidence.  Which apparently licensed venues in WA don't have to give.  The lawyer dude then posted about this on Fet saying that the community needs to protect itself from this sort of thing.  Ninety percent of the replies to his public post were of the order that girls need to protect themselves from creepy predators, and lawyer dude closed the thread.

Then somone else posted a thread about all the drama, and called it *the ugly perth*.  Very loaded title, in my opinion.  Then, rather than the primary issue being debated, a guy called a girl a lying cunt of a whore, that girl's partner defended her, saying he wanted to punch the other guy's lights out, and there was apparently uber amounts of miscommunication and misunderstanding for the previous few months that led to all this.

Basically, people were making the issue all about them, in fucking public, and getting various forms of passive aggressive about it all.  Including two of my better friends being on opposite sides of the trenches.  Me being Switzerland and all.

Then lawyer dude pipes back up saying he wants to start a new munch, so that the guy banned from pub one has something to go to.  On the exact same day and time as the regular munch, and in the same suburb even.  Cue another set of outrage and division and argument and all.

I think I saw the word splitism and elitist in there.  Go the Chinese Communist phrasing and all.

And finally (so far) last night another person posts a why can't we all get along thread.  And even that got derailed spectacularly, again, with people making it about themselves and taking things far too personally.

Along with all sorts of drama and backbiting that I've only seen on the periphery of what I know is going on.

Fun times are here again lol.