User blog comment:OfficialElys/Intro...I guess?/@comment-53539-20171128164007

Hey, we all start out as shy "I don't know what to say".

There are some people who wish I'd stay that way *laughs nervously*.

I guess, if you have an opinion to express, express it, if there is a negative reaction try and keep going. The Vocaloid fandom really has some knee-jerk reactions at times...Like for instance "X vocaloid sounds like Z" was once something some fans attacked. Fast forward to V4 and its an issue that's become apparently a problem needed to be fixed and those fans who once were hot on the heels of such comments are now the ones who have been proven they had no reason for having a go at fans.

ITs just the way things go. Been on the net since 1998/9 and not much has changed... Except people no longer want to pick your brain apart by discussing subjects like "Which version of Super man is the strongest", etc. And there are more trolls, since in the old days it cost too much to be logged onto the net money-wise and honestly? Who wanted to spend that money to write stuff that was only going to be deleted for its trolling nature? Most of the learn its about learning to receive the punches and picking yourself up afterwards, which is not a nice way for the net to be, but there often isn't much of a way you can hold your won... Even in this fandom I've had some experiences I'd not wish on anyone. :-/

Plus, far less people were on the net overall in the early 2000s too... And most on-line were American... Though that wasn't good as early net tended to be dominated by complete jerks who didn't hold themselves nicely towards non-Americans... As I found out a lot since if I mentioned I was British I either got "that's cool" or just insulted for stereotyping that was out of date in the 1940s...

Actually overall, my own experiences are rather sucky. ¬_¬'