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Had to choose between defending a friend online or staying quiet about their old tweets
A buddy from college got called out for some dumb jokes he made on Twitter back in 2014. The choice was either to jump into the replies and try to explain the context, or to just not say anything at all. I picked staying quiet. It felt wrong to abandon him, but I also knew anything I said would just get twisted and add fuel to the fire. Watching it play out, his apology got ripped apart for not being 'specific enough' and the whole thing blew up for like 48 hours. Now things have cooled off, but our friend group chat is totally dead. Did I make the right call by not getting involved, or does that just make me part of the problem?
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robin_lee11d ago
Wait they tore apart his apology for not being specific enough? That's insane. It feels like people just want to be mad forever. Staying quiet was probably smart because the mob wasn't looking for a real conversation anyway. It sucks your group chat died over this though.
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