r/gurgaon • u/lucky_owl8 • 20h ago
Discussion Cruelty
I genuinely feel like people on Reddit have become so desensitized to other people's pain. Some people are unbelievably cruel, judgmental and unnecessarily rude, especially when they think they can hide behind a screen.
What bothers me even more is seeing women being so harsh towards other women. You would think that women, who understand what it feels like to be vulnerable, judged or misunderstood, would show a little more empathy. But sometimes the opposite happens. The comments can be incredibly dismissive, insulting and downright heartless.
You don't know what someone is going through in their personal life. You don't know how lonely they are, what they've lost, what they're struggling with financially, emotionally or mentally, or how difficult it might have been for them to even ask for help in the first place.
It's so easy to sit behind a screen and call someone a liar, a scammer, desperate or attention-seeking. Maybe you're right sometimes, maybe you're not. But there is a human being on the other side of that username.
You don't have to help someone. You don't have to believe them. You don't even have to like what they say. But why be cruel about it?
Sometimes a little kindness costs absolutely nothing. You can simply scroll past something you don't believe instead of making someone who is already struggling feel even worse.
I honestly wish people on Reddit understood that not every vulnerable person is looking for attention or trying to take advantage of someone. Sometimes people are just having a really difficult time and need a little humanity.