I feel like such a pussy writing this but whatever. It seems like *everyone*, even myself sometimes, is kind of an asshole.

I don’t mean that in terms of their character or their values, just in *the way everyone talks to each other*. It’s not even just negativity, it seems like everything that comes out of another human’s mouth is backhanded or trying to be snarky in one way or another.

It’s worse online for sure, but I’ve noticed it with everyone IRL too. My parents will give me advice, then follow it up with a quick jab about how I should already know that. My friends will laugh at my joke, then flip it back and make fun of me for it. It’s all in good fun, people rarely are *trying* to be mean, but idk… everything just feels like “pointed”, if you know what I mean.

And like I said, online it’s even worse. Everybody has something to say, but 9/10 people will try to sneak a quip or a “gotcha” moment in their conversations… for what? Likes? I just think it’s kinda fucked up that the thing that “sells” best these days is being a prick.

And the worst part is, I know I’m just being too sensitive about it. 99.9% of people would say that “that’s just how the world is”, and they’d be right. I just have a thin fucking skin and I can’t take even the *slightest* bit of criticism. It feels like everything everyone says to me is a directed attack at my personal value as a human.

Fuck, man…