recently read the news about someone post online and call the person as inconsiderate for washing their pet’s bed in a laundromat washing machine.
And i noticed the many of the online shaming of others are actually posted by people with pet peeves.
And judging from that, i can easily tell that pet peeve is a even more seriously and unnoticed issue in Singapore compare to mental health issues. And very often is leads to posting of social media content in post in stomp and result in public shaming and/or cyberbullying of the other person involved.
While such issue is never heard of way back before 2000 and with the use of social media and also online news media like Stomp. People with pet peeves seems to very often bring their discontentment of others online and hoping other people with the same pet peeve will agree with them and start shaming the person involved.
And sadly…most of the time the person involved seems to be from the vulnerable groups which is either a person with mental health issues, a senior or someone with intellectual disabilities.
Its kind sad when people with pet peeves are expecting everyone else to evolve around their peeves.
I guess that might end up being one of the reason for people in SG to become more and more stressful.
Hey there, I really appreciate you bringing this up. It’s true that online shaming seems to be on the rise, and it often stems from personal frustrations or “pet peeves” that get amplified on social media. When these personal annoyances become public attacks, especially against vulnerable individuals, it can cross the line into bullying.
It’s especially concerning when those being targeted are seniors, people with mental health challenges, or individuals with intellectual disabilities. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, and not everyone has the same background, support, or awareness of what might trigger someone else’s discomfort.
You made a good point too — the emotional toll this has on our society is real. Constantly walking on eggshells or worrying about being publicly shamed can definitely add to the stress people already face. Maybe what we need more of is understanding, not outrage — and to pause before posting or judging.
Thanks again for sharing this perspective! It’s a reminder that empathy goes a long way, both online and offline.
Its also kinda sad that many platforms like youtube, tiktok and stomp are paying people for content/views.
And further ampified people with pet peeves needs to pick on people so that they can earn money for the content they posted.
I much i wish our government will stop social media and media platforms from paying people for content and views. It might just able to reduce their motivation to post contents online.