Internet people aren't real people, neither is the contents of their posts particularly a reflection of how they are in reality - at least on hobbyist message boards.
It's the internet - it sucks, either you switch off and let it all wash over you, or fight however you eventually either become another annoying cog, or you throw your arms up and (try to) leave.
I've tried the "ah just let it all slide" angle and it simply doesn't work. So all that is left is to crawl back to pre-internet times where free time was gaming time and not "faffing about in the internets"
obvious mugging for their followers
what does this mean?
twitter i don't mind as long as you go in accepting that it is what it is : plugged into peoples brain farts. Whilst i get Oscars complaints about RTs and in jokes what i don't get is some of the "stop talking about <subject> , i'm not interested" - usually followed by one of that Tweeters personal fringe interests. "EVERYONE SHUT UP ABOUT THE NASA LAUNCH, WHO CARES?!" ---> "At the Cricket match - bowling action of the Essex team needs serious lookiing at #cricket" "wow - caught in the slips, shocking #cricket" "a beautiful 4 from that wayward bowl... #cricket". Perhaps a stringent mandatory subject matter hashtag from day 1 would have helped filter this out, but hey - i can live with it. It's MY (NOT) Secret Diary - for the world to read.
Facebook - I am still baffled by the amount of self incriminating stuff a load of people put up . And whilst i only several sentences ago said that "internet people aren't real people" i unfortunately am wrong when it comes to Facebook: if twitter is plugging into brainfarts , then Facebook is the front row seat to peoples darkest thoughts that, now they have dialup or broadband, they think the world should know about. Some deep rooted beliefs that i was happy to not know about - but now i know the various things about these people i want to put as much distance between us as possible. I've been stunned at some of the (previously) closely held opinions that have come flooding out on Facebook. Just.... ugh.