Grateful for Haters via /r/gratitude

At first when I became famous it was stressful and overwhelming. It was truly a shock to deal with the sudden attention and of course suddenly I had critics and haters who could ruin my afternoon with their negativity. Now I’m a lot more used to it. The haters actually helped me grow a lot, especially in understanding that some people are going through life just looking to get attention through shocking displays of negativity. That is actually a huge driver of social media engagement so it’s rewarded. It’s not personal, they just don’t know any better because they haven’t experienced being rewarded for their positivity and contribution. Now having suffered those experiences, I can root out any of that tendency I’m carrying in myself to judge or criticize others and shine even more light.