8 Easy Ways To Be A Better Wrestling Fan
1. Actively Purge The Toxicity From Online Spaces
Being a Decent Person 101 is something that most of the population have running in the background of their mind. Yet, two factors severely affects one's ability to show kindness, celebrities and social media.
People often forget the famous people, particularly those heavily linked to characters such as pro-wrestlers, have feelings too. Also the basic anonymity and distance provided to users of social media has the dangerous potential to unleash the worst side of an individual. Once most trolls are cornered in person, their bravado quickly fades as the realisation that those keyboard strokes translated into a death threat to a real person. If you wouldn't criticise Brian Cage by screaming your comments through his letterbox until he answers, you should likely hit the backspace button... a lot.
These two factors and their interactions, feel like part of our penance for the positive attributes of the internet. Nevertheless, the good outweighs the bad. For the sport we love, and everyone who makes it possible, we have a duty to purge the people who seem like a purposeful rejection for everything decent. We can do this by acts of appreciation, such as those listed, to make "WE ARE AWESOME" more than just a tired chant...