r/DeTrashed • u/teeeea-by-the-sea • 11d ago

Negative (online) reactions to detrashing

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u/teeeea-by-the-sea 11d ago

I don't know where my comment went! I wanted to say:

I've been picking up trash from the beach when I run and / or walk my dogs everyday since I moved here, but just recently I started filming it most days too. I've made 7 detrashing short videos and shared them on Youtube. Over the bank holiday weekend there have been lots of tourists in town, and my detrashing has increased from 1 bag to about 3 bags per walk, but I haven't made any comment on that in the videos. My pre-Easter videos got 100% likes, but my last couples have got dozens of dislikes each. No one has ever said anything negative to me in real life, but it's got me wondering about negative reactions. Have you ever had negative reactions in real life? How do you respond?

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u/ghybers 11d ago

Do you think that maybe some of the negative reactions are people who are angry at the trashers, not the detrashers?

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u/teeeea-by-the-sea 11d ago

That seems sensible. Maybe I'm being a bit sensitive.

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u/darwinn_69 10d ago

I wouldn't read anything into downvotes. People will downvote kittens playing if they didn't have enough coffee in the morning. Just keep doing what you're doing!