So, this week's pondering goes into the department of being able to block people online. There are times when people overstep their boundaries and it seems like the easiest way, and depending on the person, it is. I consider myself as someone who doesn't want to be a threatening presence online, and I'm not, but I figured something out yesterday.
I was on Instagram, and I followed someone who I considered to be a friend of mine, but I see nowadays, that this person was someone I felt inferior to, and I always needed to see what she was up to, when she was never worried about me. Anyway, I remade my Instagram recently to start fresh and for some reason, I had it on my mind to follow her and she blocked me.
What am I gonna do? Sit here and cry? You blocked me for your own reasons, but you're one less person I need to deal with. One less person I need to be aware of because I don't question who I am. It's a loss on your part, because I only mean well. It's a waste thinking about it because there's no way to change it, your problem is yours, not mine.
I'm getting a little crazy here, but even though we can look at people blocking us as a bad thing, maybe it's a sign of people we shouldn't deal with. You don't always know the underlying reason. Maybe you feel like you're inferior. Maybe you think I'm weird because I'm confident. It's not my job to figure out how your mind works, because I have better things to do than to worry why you feel a certain way.
I have this weird thing where I don't like having block lists on my accounts. If I've blocked certain people in the past, I always have a valid reason, but I've never been someone who feels superior to make someone disappear. I'm the fool that will literally send you a note apologizing for having the right to view posts. I don't want to brag, but I think it should be considered that I'm taking the time to write when it doesn't benefit me, and I don't expect it to. It's a reflection of me, not one of you.
This turned into a bit of a rant, but I don't like to be someone who holds grudges over petty things when there are better ways to channel your energy. Don't waste it on people who are weird with you. If you don't want to deal with me, I don't want to deal with you. It's that simple.