There’s negativity and there’s “never taking accountability for one’s actions and disliking being constantly called out on it which inevitably comes before a schism”. But nobody can tolerate a consistent partypooper, ofc.
That second part sounds like punishment (i.e., accountability, called out, and schism which I interpret to mean exclusion or banishment). Am i understanding correctly? There’s negativity and then there’s punishment. Punishment seems like a subcategory of negativity because it’s a bad, not good thing.
Real breakthrough you made there, champ.
How do you expect me to respond to this?
You just did.
Was that what you expected?
It was a nonsense answer and dodged the question. It doesn’t say anything. All in all, a prime example of negativity, and it seems that they might be habitually negative by the looks of their profile picture and history with politics
Relax I was poking fun. Learn about it sometime.
yeah ok pal. Narcissistic talking style.
By telling you to lighten up? You’re ridiculous.
Person could be having some fun with you though is all.
Sure, but that’s still anti-social behavior.
The Dark Tetrad And Anonymity
The 2023 study found that individuals with negative and unstable self-perceptions are drawn to anonymity and seek the freedom to take on different personas to satisfy various needs. Individuals struggling with self-consciousness and low self-esteem also prefer to remain anonymous online.
Further, individuals with dark personality traits seem to express malevolent identities from the shadows of anonymity to engage in behaviors that gratify them, but harm others. A 2022 study published in Personality and Individual Differences examined the relationship between online anonymity and the following dark personality traits:
Machiavellianism. Individuals seeking anonymity are high in machiavellianism. This trait is associated with being manipulative and presenting deceptive and adaptable identities online. Digital environments offer people a risk-free opportunity to create personas strategically to achieve iniquitous and self-serving goals.Psychopathy. A higher level of psychopathy, characterized by antisocial behavior and a lack of empathy or remorse, points to a greater likelihood of presenting an adaptable and inauthentic self online and deceiving others using anonymity.Sadism. According to the 2023 study, sadism is positively associated with preferring an anonymous presence online to fulfill the need to enjoy others’ suffering, safely from behind a screen.I’m still not convinced this user isn’t a bot.
As always, it depends. A certain amount of negativity can be healthy.
As mentioned in other comments, constant negativity is poison to relationships.
yeah like a ratio, i heard online that it’s a 5:1 ratio https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/
More like certainly. It is hard to have a relationship with (or even exist alongside) someone who is constantly dragging you down.
So does avoiding issues.
That’s true. They say that when couples give up and stop fighting that is when the relationship dies.
I never understood why people feel the need to fight with their SO so much? Why can’t the issues be talked constructively and respectfully towards each other? Why the need to let things get so bad that you need to fight over things?
Some people consider any discussion about difficult matters ‘a fight’.
I was in a relationship like this and it was a PR nightmare because all our friends/family would think we are “fighting” like domestic violence when in actuality it was simple difference of opinion, like whether we should budget or what to have for dinner.
Yeah wouldn’t want to be in a relationship with that kind of a person…
They don’t know how to talk constructively. Emotional topics get, well, emotional
