via Reuben Inocando, Pressroom PH
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That’s all it takes,
to ruin someone’s day.
To crush confidence,
that took years to build.
To turn a screen,
into a battlefield.
One careless word.
One laughing emoji.
One sarcastic reply.
And someone on the other end
goes quiet.
Deletes their post,
and questions if they ever mattered.
They shared their artwork —
you called it clout.
They opened up about anxiety —
you replied,
“Just attention-seeking.”
They posted a win —
you said,
“Another clout.”
We see it every day.
Mocking tweets,
edited screenshots,
public shaming disguised as “opinions.”
And what’s worse?
We scroll past the damage.
We laugh.
We like.
We share.
As if pain is content,
and people are disposable.
Without netiquette,
social media becomes a cage —
where people are punished for being real,
for being soft,
for simply showing up.
Some stop posting,
some stop trusting,
some stop trying
Actually, when we choose netiquette —
we choose awareness.
We choose kindness.
We choose to speak with care,
even when it’s easier to mock.
It’s messaging someone in private
instead of dragging them in public.
It’s correcting without humiliating.
It’s letting people be proud,
without making them feel small.
Netiquette is not weakness.
It’s strength wrapped in softness.
It’s the power to make people feel safe
in a world that often forgets how to care.
And sometimes,
just sometimes —
it’s a single comment
that makes someone — wounds
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