Medium Has So Many Angry Articles And They’re Mostly Useless

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In 2020 I used to average 100,000 views on the videos I published.

I was a popular vlogger in the Philippines and had a Facebook page with half a million likes. Can you imagine that for a second?

Half a million likes.

I lived there for a few years and normally made videos about “happy stuff” like why I loved living there and the redeeming qualities of their culture.

But over time I grew angry.

I got upset with their government, toxic traits of their culture, and more.

Eventually I took it upon myself to talk about them. I had a big audience. It was my moral duty to give a voice to those who were voiceless, right?

Wrong.

Instead of welcoming new points of view, Filipinos started sending me messages like:

• UNFOLLOWED YOU TOM.
• STAY OUT OF POLITICS!
• THIS AMERICAN DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT
• GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY