My Opinion on Opinions

So as this is my first post, I'm not 100% sure what to write about. Obsessions? Thoughts? Concepts that keep me up at night? I'm not sure, but today I feel like rambling so that's what I shall do. I've been thinking a lot about opinions lately, especially today. What I'm wondering is, when is it ok to express opinions, and when should you keep them to yourself? I've found that often, the biggest problem with both sides of expressing opinions, especially on the Internet, is that no one really thinks about why both the opinion and the hate on the opinion is being expressed. I'm sure everyone's seen that kind of conversation. One person comments something under a YouTube video that's slightly controversial, and at least 20 people respond with "OMG YOURE SO STUPID SHUT UP" which leads to the person responding negatively and on and on and on. The thing is, I don't think that anyone really realizes what they're creating: a wall between opinions that gets harder and harder to cross as life goes on. Hateful comments on videos do literally nothing, but so do responses to those comments. What, do you think said hater will see your response and immediately go, "oh, I take that back, I'm sorry"? No, not usually, as pride is a powerful force. If people see a negative response to their opinion, they'll immediately get defensive, making them far less likely to change sides. Also, when people see haters, the exact same thing happens to them; they see that opinion as childish, simply because of one persons bad choice of expression. I think that the way everyone should respond to this kind of thing is ignoring it, as best you can. Maybe report the post, maybe block them, maybe even provide a resonable point against them as long as you're not being rude and you truly believe they can be reasoned with. Just be careful around the haters, ok? Alright, rant over. That was long. Maybe I'll have a more cheerful post next time, and remember, if you hate my opinion on opinions, leave respectful debate points in the comments below!