I’m leaving meso too. Will no longer be active, funny stuff going on and it turns my stomach to even log on anymore.
If I could delete my account I would. My board days are over. Thanks to those who have given me advice and listened to mine when I’ve given it good or bad.
I understand the sentiment, I tend to take many breaks from the board, usually several months every year. I do this when I notice I start shit posting too much, not so much due to toxicity of anyone else though.
Here's the thing though, a lot of the upsetting stuff you see on here is due to 3 reasons in my experience:
[1] Some people are completely fucking brain-dead: this one speaks for itself
[2] People's ego: I have theories on this one but I will save those and instead tie in with reason 3
[3] Anger: there is a percentage of people who come here everyday that are absolutely miserable from the jump. Being miserable constantly seeps through every aspect of your life. I see it instantly when it's present.
This was certainly true for me during 2015 when I was in an awful place and my posts reflected that. Always arguing about shit even when I was out of my depth, being dogmatic about stupid shit (mostly training related, which is ironic because all most all of my tech now is completely different). I actually avoid thinking about that version of myself because I hate it that much, and not just because my bodyfat was too damn high then.
Basically, this is nothing new, and suffice to say this is probably the most active board on this particular hobby, so you are going to see a lot of it.
But I get the point, I specifically go out of my way in life to never be around shitty people or put myself near things that upset me or cause stress if I can avoid it. I live an absurdly minimalist lifestyle because of this. If this board causes you that, then there is nothing wrong with taking a break. I tend to just make fun of the things I see here that bother me.
I'm not sure where I am going with this so here is a picture of a dog I made from a video I watched. Hope it helps.