James Anderson

I've found it fascinating how angry people get on Thr**ds. Especially at what I think are minor or harmless things. Here's a list of fights I (apparently) started: 1) I wondered why TikTok creators often use garlic powder instead of freshly minced garlic in their recipes, and I was called elitist. 2) I said the NorCal vs. SoCal rivalry is one-sided (led by Bay Area folks). Expected Bay Area folks to come after me. Did not expect people to tell me how stupid I am for not knowing basic geography. That the Bay Area is not NorCal but rather, central CA, which is ~obvious~ because if you split the state of CA into thirds, the Bay is clearly in the middle. 3) I said that it's not a big deal to mistakenly nickname someone's full name (e.g. Jen from Jennifer) if one's intentions are friendly. That one should accept the correction and not make the mistake again. I was told that "intent doesn't matter" and that it's rude to rename. 4) A pop culture writer spent the weekend tweeting their disdain for Taylor Swift's album. I asked if they were planning to write an article (if that was why they kept tweeting about her), and they called me dumb, "Your brain’s at capacity." 5) I expressed gratitude for my neighbor stepping in as a nanny for a part-time gig and was scolded, "I hope you're paying her?!" which the commenter then reposted and had her friends repost as well.