10/30/2026
Here's the thing.
I wasn't upset about being called an idiot. I'm genuinely not offended by words.
Nope, not even "that" one.
And because I have what some might call a "potty mouth", I use all the ones you could possibly be thinking about on a pretty regular basis.
I'm sure I've been called far worse and as I mentioned in a few comments yesterday, this "man" is certainly not someone who's opinion I value in any way, shape or form.
That's not the problem here.
The problem is that accountability is something some people have forgotten exists.
Because in many cases, it doesn't.
And that lack of accountability has created the environment for which keyboard warriors feel emboldened.
We have all had front row seats to a world that's transformed into this cesspool of misinformation. Polarization. Mostly through social media. So much hatred for other people. Most of whom are strangers.
An intolerance for another human who might simply look or sound different from you.
Some might disagree with me here but the people like the person who made that comment on my post are almost the biggest victims of it.
Certainly not innocent, although victims nonetheless.
Tim and I often refer to what we've been living through as a wave that's grazed Canada's shores. "Leaders" from around the world with their agendas based around money and ultimately, power.
Their tactics have worked in other parts of the world.
There is also a fair amount of evidence that points to Canada having managed to keep it off our shores. At least having kept it as more of a fringe movement than an infiltration. This can be attributed to Canadians, on average, having a higher level of education than the vast majority of other countries.
The more you know, the better equipped you are to separate the facts from the slop.
We are not immune though and have all watched someone in our lives fall into the spiral.
Most of us look at something and know with certainty that it is absolute trash while someone caught in the spiral can view it as the truth finally being revealed to them. Then they share it and eventually, everyone they ever knew start drifting further and further away from them.
They find new people though. People who also see the "truth".
This fringe is small.
Small and very loud.
We all know someone who is sharing 20+ posts a day of pure slop.
That becomes a big part of their identity. Their life.
Governments really do need to start taking action with respect to algorithms but that's a topic for another day.
Education really needs to be much better funded but again, a topic for another day.
When I posted that video Wednesday, I did so in the mindset that I knew Thursday was going to be a rough day, personally.
And even aside from his "idiot" comment, it really was.
The videos that I post are often a way for me to focus on something positive in my day and to hopefully bring some positive vibes into the days of the people who watch them. Some days, focusing on positive things has been incredibly hard.
There have been weeks, months even at a time where there were no posts.
Truth be told, my world was shattered during that time. And the mending was out of my control.
So while I sympathize with him for having lost his wife, as several people pointed out, this does not give him a pass to come to my page and comment negatively on a video that was nothing but positive (albeit about p**p).
And I'm not going to allow that negativity to appear on my page any longer without holding those responsible accountable.
I do agree that my energy can be better spent not focusing on people like him. I have stopped engaging on posts on other pages. My page though is where I purposely do my best to create a positive space where the wave is kept safely away from my shores.
That's something that I can control.
At least until the robots take over.
