Why do people get so mean?

Now, I suppose, comes more horrible behavior that we, as a species, have perfected.

If you're specifically referring to this topic or others like it (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1283974-it-starts-with-nutrition), the reason people, including myself, jump on LaMarques Carter is because he is trying to sell a product. His information is not backed up by proper peer-reviewed studies, he never sticks around to even have civil discourse about it - he just blatantly plugs Herbalife in an effort to take advantage of those new to fitness and looking for "help."

It's not being mean, it's standing up for those who don't know any better and preventing them from getting scammed.

If you're specifically referring to this topic or others like it (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1283974-it-starts-with-nutrition), the reason people, including myself, jump on LaMarques Carter is because he is trying to sell a product. His information is not backed up by proper peer-reviewed studies, he never sticks around to even have civil discourse about it - he just blatantly plugs Herbalife in an effort to take advantage of those new to fitness and looking for "help."

It's not being mean, it's standing up for those who don't know any better and preventing them from getting scammed.

No. She's not upset about that thread specifically. She's upset someone brought up her own thread about clean eating in that thread.

H̶o̶n̶e̶s̶t̶l̶y̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶M̶F̶P̶ ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶r̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶v̶o̶l̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶r̶e̶s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶t̶s̶.̶ ̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶.̶ ̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶,̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶c̶a̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶,̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶c̶h̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶f̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶(̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶o̶m̶a̶n̶)̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶o̶p̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶e̶m̶p̶a̶t̶h̶y̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶g̶u̶i̶d̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶ ̶W̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶s̶ ̶f̶a̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶ ̶o̶f̶t̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶j̶e̶r̶k̶,̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶r̶o̶n̶g̶,̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶p̶i̶d̶,̶ ̶e̶t̶c̶.̶

W̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶,̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶o̶c̶i̶e̶t̶y̶,̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶r̶t̶e̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶f̶e̶l̶l̶o̶w̶ ̶h̶u̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶s̶?̶ ̶ ̶I̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶o̶n̶y̶m̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶h̶e̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶r̶u̶d̶e̶?̶ ̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶a̶g̶r̶e̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶o̶r̶r̶i̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶r̶e̶s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ ̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶,̶ ̶ maybe you should just ignore that particular post that ticks you off so much and move on!

W̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶w̶r̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶e̶c̶d̶o̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶o̶b̶s̶e̶r̶v̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶?̶ ̶ ̶S̶o̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶"̶b̶a̶c̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶s̶c̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶"̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶c̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶-̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶r̶i̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶i̶m̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶c̶i̶e̶n̶t̶i̶f̶i̶c̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶i̶e̶s̶.̶ ̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶"̶a̶n̶e̶c̶d̶o̶t̶e̶s̶"̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶n̶e̶x̶t̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶a̶d̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶"̶s̶c̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶"̶!̶ ̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶m̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶t̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶'̶s̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶?̶ ̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶ ̶m̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ ̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶,̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶,̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶'̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶g̶n̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ ̶ ̶N̶o̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶w̶i̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶a̶r̶m̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶l̶t̶h̶y̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶.̶

I̶ ̶w̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶"̶G̶o̶l̶d̶e̶n̶ ̶R̶u̶l̶e̶"̶.̶ ̶ ̶T̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶d̶.̶

J̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶.̶ ̶ ̶N̶o̶w̶,̶ ̶I̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶s̶e̶,̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶h̶o̶r̶r̶i̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶a̶v̶i̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶,̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶f̶e̶c̶t̶e̶d̶.̶:̶c̶r̶y̶:̶

Just wanted to throw this out there - the 'mean' people on here are awesome. I've learned so much from their 'bullying' and 'rudeness' and the advice I've read (that most thread OPs ignore because it's not sugar-coated unicorn farts) has helped me immensely.

This x100. I love reading the threads full of snark because I always learn something from the discussion and I can draw my own conclusions from pros and cons that always emerge from the posts. Some people on here are incredibly knowledgable about weight loss and weight lifting and I owe nearly everything to them for introducing me to the proper way to lose weight and to build muscles. And some people are just downright humorous. And some people take themselves way too seriously.

I have a motto that I've adopted over the past year that I think explains it perfectly: We live in a land of the perpetually offended.

People need to stop being so uptight and so darn serious. Live a little, laugh a lot and your life will be so much better.

Usually when I am wrong, I want people to tell me I am wrong. So I can stop being wrong.