#BaselessArguments

[marksmusingsuk]

Keyboard Warriors: Loud, Wrong, and Following the Herd

I’ve hit a point where I can’t scroll social media without coming across some clueless keyboard warrior spewing absolute bullshit like they’ve lived it, breathed it, studied it, and mastered it—when in reality, they haven’t got a clue what they’re talking about.

These people jump on whatever the latest opinion trend is, slap it into a comment, and act like they’ve uncovered some great truth. No critical thinking. No lived experience. Just parroting the loudest voice they saw that morning because it got likes and views. It’s like watching a flock of sheep arguing over directions—none of them know where they’re going, but they’re all yelling the loudest to feel important.

They don’t care about the truth. They don’t care about context. They just want a piece of the drama. They jump in, gas each other up, and attack anyone with a different view like they’re some internet moral police. It's performative nonsense. Empty noise from people who'd fold in seconds if real conversation or real consequences were involved.

And the worst part? They act like experts on YOUR life, YOUR choices, and YOUR experiences—when all they know is a snippet, a headline, or a twisted version shared by someone else just as clueless.

Here’s the truth: if you’re getting your opinions handed to you by trending posts, and your idea of research is scrolling the comment section, then you’ve got nothing to say that carries any real weight.

Think for yourself. Ask questions. Shut up sometimes. Because not every topic needs your hot take, especially when your take is cold, copied, and completely detached from reality.

I’ve got no time for sheep dressed as wolves.

And here’s what really winds me up: it’s not just the ignorance—it’s the arrogance. They speak with such conviction, such smugness, like they’re sitting on some throne of truth, when they’re actually just regurgitating half-baked opinions with zero substance. These are the same people who’ve never done the hard work of unlearning their biases, who never stop to ask if what they’re saying actually makes sense outside the echo chamber they’ve built around themselves.

They act brave behind a screen. But face to face? Silence. Shaky energy. A completely different tone. Because there’s no real backbone behind the bravado—just insecurity wearing confidence like a cheap mask.

It’s become this weird digital mob mentality. One person makes a statement—bold, baseless, usually out of context—and suddenly dozens pile on, adding their two cents without a single ounce of insight. No one stops to ask, “Does this even make sense?” or “Is this fair?” or “Do I even know what I’m talking about?”

Nope. They just follow the trend, point the finger, and press “post.”

Look, everyone’s entitled to an opinion. But when your opinion is built on assumption, misinformation, or just blind loyalty to whatever bandwagon is trending that week, it’s not truth—it’s noise. And we’ve got more than enough of that already.

So yeah, be passionate. Be involved. Have a voice. But for the love of decency, know what you’re talking about before you throw stones at people who actually live the reality you’re pretending to understand.

The internet doesn’t need more performative outrage. It needs more people who can think without being told what to think.