*read the ENTIRE thing, or else you have no permission to remix this. note from 3Two8: This project must be remixed more. I have seen lots of bullying in my life, sometimes it happens to me, sometimes I watch it happen to others, and in the past, I used to be the bully. Do not bully, and do not insult other people's projects. Even if they are not very good projects, remember that the entire point of Scratch is to show others what you know, and to learn from each other. If you think someone's project is weird or is so bad that they don't deserve Scratch or anything like that, you're only resetting their progress again and again and again. Don't be a bully, don't say that someone's projects suck, because that will continue the cycle. Break the cycle. Because believe me, I don't know WHAT you're going through, but YOU don't know what THEY'RE going through, either. We think that technology and social media are so cool, but EVERY SINGLE rotten comment you make, THAT'S what's gonna turn Scratch into a h3ll-hole just like the rest of them. Places like T1kT0k and R3dd1t, Scratch will be EXACTLY like them if we don't play nice. There are kids all around the world, and some of them might be forced to do Scratch because of school, they might be new to Scratch, and they'll think that it's a mean place instead of a place where we share knowledge and work together, OR they might be kids like me (@3Two8), who are made fun of for using "little kid" coding, but just want to prove that they can make something that is so cool that maybe, just MAYBE, it'll be good enough. That MAYBE, they'll be known for doing something really cool, and won't be made fun of anymore. And so every time you say "what is this? it's so bad!" or "why did you remix this? you are unoriginal!" you are just adding to their anxiety, and for people like me, whenever something like that happens to me, it makes me think that I have to work SO MUCH HARDER THEN I NEED TO, just so that I can impress that person. Whenever you say something like that, you are taking their goals and plans, and snapping it over your freaking knee. And if this note doesn't change you, that tells me that you are JUST as broken as your victims, because you're not better than them, you're equal. If they are ugly, try looking in a mirror YOURSELF. Oh, that kid's too tall? Well, FEEL FREE to try and shrink yourself down, and see how easy it is. People can't help their addictions, their looks, their hobbies, their capabilities. But they CAN help how nice they are. This project is NOT AT ALL MEANT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, but maybe it'll help you realize that you're not the only one going through some stuff. Don't continue the cycle of pain and anxiety, BREAK IT.
YOU DON'T REALIZE THE IMPACT OF YOUR WORDS.
