Some things to consider when responding to a post that really /rustles your jimmies/

momnar:

Since sometimes those big name cool kids you follow are actually nervous tater tots like the rest of us around here.

1) Are they actually asking for feedback? In their words? If yes, you can probably proceed, but still be civil about it. Discourse etiquette is another post entirely.

2) Is there a possibility that there was a misunderstanding involved in wording? Maybe they’re not a native english speaker. Maybe they’re allowed to simply not stress about how precisely they write in their personal space. Consider privately asking for clarification on what they meant first.

3)Take a brief look in the responses and see if you are about to say a thing that literally everyone else is saying. If you can scroll for twenty seconds and not find another rustled reply that matches the jist of yours, you can probably proceed.

4) Is it a comment for OP only? Consider messaging them. If it’s too long for an ask, it’s probably really stressful and won’t get you the response you want anyway. Rethink if it’s truly worth sending. On the other hand, if it’s more an open topic to your followers that OP is welcome to join on the offhanded chance they feel the need to, then you can probably proceed with your comment, though it may be better suited to make a separate post entirely at this point.

5) Finally, keep in mind that they’re a person too, on a blogging platform that is inherently built to be a means of private expression. Sometimes we’re just shouting our random thoughts to the void, but people with a lot of followers are expected to have totally thought out every stray post they make, and to be perfect all the time. 

They didn’t force anyone to follow them, therefore they’re just as entitled to make as many nonsensical, half-asleep, rambling posts (that we all regret in the morning) as the rest of us.

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