Have you ever felt embarrassed or actually been embarrassed here on the Steemit platform? How did you handle such?
What is EMBARRASSMENT?
Embarrassment is an emotional state that is associated with moderate to high levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone has a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act or condition that was witnessed by or revealed to others. Wikipedia
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As one of the topics in my contest post, I decided to learn how and if other Steemians have experienced some form of embarrassment before in the community. I have experienced it at various occasions here.
One of such occasions was when I dropped a comment in a 'battlefield' post made by a certain Steemian that talk about cryptocurrency analysis so much. As innocent as my comment may seem, because I commented that the video where he claimed to provide charts where not showing the charts but just audio. Before I could say 'Jack Robinson', the missiles from his opponents started landing on his post in form of downvotes or flags. I wanted to run away or rather keep mute, but the missiles that has landed on me, attracted more missiles.
HOW I FELT THEN
Have you seen a dog running from danger before? OK, let me give you a little detail. If you ever see a dog running with its Tail in-between its legs, please run with it if you're the owner. The dog has seen something greater than it. Lol. That was exactly how I felt. I deleted my innocent comment on that post, unfollowed the individual, and in a bid to get some succour, I went to play with other of my minnow mates by commenting voraciously on their posts.
WHAT I GOT FROM THE EXPERIENCE
Well, I love to learn new things daily but I almost got consumed by a wild fire I didn't know when or how it started. I have learnt to thread safely since then. Does that mean no more embarrassments since then? Yes. Sorry I meant NO. I have experienced other nice and not too nice embarrassments since then but that will be a story for another time. As the topic of this posts mentioned, the above has been my MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON STEEMIT so far.
Embarrassment can be a matter of perception based on one's orientation sometimes. So tell me, what would you have done in a situation as I related above. Have you experienced similar situation or something worse? In all my embarrassing moment so far, I never leave without learning something new. It is part of my learning process. Have a lovely week ahead.
My signout message for today is:
If you can't help people, at least don't harm them. Live and let's live.
It's all fine @emjoe we all do. Sometimes even more embarassing than that, that you wish to be swallowed by the ground alive.
That's true @nielfid. Have you experienced such before? Do you mind sharing here or through a post.
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I'm sorry that happened! You don't deserve missiles! I hate when bad things happen to good people 😕
Lol. Thanks dear. Sometimes we learn through the hard way.
My dear it happens, most times we have to stomach alot on this platform.
Some persons talk anyhow, they don't even the personality they are dealing with but then we all no what we are aiming at, that's always what strengthens me.
Ignore the rubbish and achieve what you want!
That's true. Thanks for your comment
Oh man!!! Sorry to hear that! Don’t take it too seriously!
Haha, thanks. It was shortly after I got to Steemit. At least I learnt what flaging involve from that encounter.
I am happy the happy moments outnumber the rough moments.
Sorry about the missiles that came your way but your experience made a great post. Loved the ‘tail-between -it’s -legs analogy.
Thanks for your comment. I drew some lessons from the experience.
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