The idea that you can put yourself out there on a public platform and receive no criticism for anything whatsoever is so bizarre to me. If I went out to a public park, stood on a soapbox, and started shouting about how I hate straight people, I would expect to have at least some people getting upset with me.

Why should TikTok or Facebook or Instagram be any different? If you have a completely private profile and only share things with people you know in real life (which really should be what social media is for, in my opinion), then the chances that you are going to be harassed on social media would seemingly be pretty low. If you have a completely public profile and are allowing yourself to be seen by just anyone, then you should expect that people with other viewpoints will criticize yours.

Look, I'm not saying that people deserve to be harassed on social media. But a public social media profile is not and will never be a safe space.

I also find myself wondering exactly what these respondents consider "harassment" and what their posts were that received a bunch of "hate." It's sad to me that I feel the need to be hyper-suspicious of this kind of thing, but what are the chances that some of those respondents posted something highly divisive and vitriolic and the "hate" they received was just someone not toeing the party line?