It’s a truism of the internet that you should NEVER read the comments on any online article. They are almost universally a demonstration of humanity’s worst aspects, filled with hatred, immaturity, factional rantings, spam, ignorant diatribes, and just plain old fashioned freakin’ stupidity.
There are very rare exceptions, such as the comments on John Scalzi’s “Whatever” blog, but that’s because he moderates the comments. While he lets folks have quite a bit of latitude and in no way requires commentators to agree with him, comments which get too far off track, abusive, or incredibly stupid are simply deleted. His site, his rules.
Days like today I’m finding that it can be hazardous to your blood pressure to read the news articles themselves, let alone the comments. Shootings, earthquakes, politics, Crimea… It makes you wonder sometimes if we’re going to make it, or if it would necessarily be a good thing if we do.
So to help lower your blood pressure, or at least mine, here’s a calming picture of moonrise over the fog in Franconia, New Hampshire, August 2004.
Focus on your breathing…
We Love The Stars Too Fondly 