agree. but it's good manners to communicate. unfort these days everyone leaves everyone else on read because we're afraid someone will bite our head off for saying no thanks or don't want to waste the time or energy on being as considerate to others as we ourselves would like. we are very likely to be inconsiderate to people we don't know, especially if we think we'll escape consequences or reputational damage doing so.

write a few stock starters for yourself and point strangers to those to pick and choose or they can wildcard you something else they want. stop wasting your free time, your energy, and your enthusiasm by flushing it down to give someone else a hit of validation.

I find this deeply frustrating too but I managed to solve it for myself by basically setting very hard boundaries with… myself. I will follow up on a thread with one PM after three weeks and then put it out of my mind and move on or something similar. The more you practice this kind of stuff the easier it gets.

no one is saying you can't feel your feelings OR that it isn't annoying. some people just would like to not feel annoyed or upset about that kind of thing and practice helps. you aren't obligated to take ayrt's advice, they were just saying what works for them.

i think if y'all are gonna comment 100 iterations of the exact same woe on every post, you're gonna get some responses you dislike

im struggling to see where people have said you shouldnt feel annoyed

what people have been "here is what i do to not be annoyed bc some people just arent going to communicate with me because we dont know each other" and "I have no obligation to communicate with people I do not know and have no intention of seeing again"

you can be annoyed and also still be being kind of a brat about it

you sound like a kid throwing their toys out of their crib. i can't imagine you're a very good writer, so it's no wonder people ghost you. chill until you get the life experience to act right, and write better.

literally no one is going to do this unless you know each other well ooc. ghosting some random on the internet whose writing you don't connect with is smarter and safer, even if you set up a PSL with them.

a hundred times, this. yall acting like clear communication is some unreasonable or unfair expectation are embarrassing.

clearly not a very successful one. i don't cross certain lines with people i only have professional interactions with, and rp is casual at best and doesn't require a resolution. no one's signed a contract.

anon i think you misread that