Can we talk about how I accidentally dodged a cancellation by just staying quiet for 48 hours

Back in 2018, I posted something kinda dumb on Twitter about a local band from Cleveland. Got ratioed hard within an hour. People were digging up old tweets, tagging my work. My first instinct was to fire off an apology or explain myself. But my internet went down for two days thanks to a storm. When I got back online, the whole thing had blown over. Nobody cared anymore. Made me wonder if half these situations just need time instead of a response. Has anyone else seen someone make things worse by jumping in to defend themselves too fast?

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holly8989d ago

Back in 2016 I tweeted something mildly spicy about pineapple on pizza and spent three hours crafting the perfect defense while my phone was on 2% battery. By the time I hit send, the internet had already moved on to fighting about something else and I just looked like a crazy person yelling into an empty room. Honestly, sometimes the best PR move is just letting your Wi-Fi router do the crisis management for you.

wood.noah9d ago

Pretty sure pineapple on pizza arguments never actually end. They just take naps.

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