This might be controversial but something i aways find kind of off-putting is when i open someone's blog and they are like "Prey animals beware! I will be agressive towards you!"
Someone being a prey animal is not an excuse to be mean, threatening, or generally rude towards them. This is coming from someone who is both a predator and a prey animal. I find it kind of concerning that this is semi-normalized. All prey animals should feel safe interacting with other animals on the internet.
Maybe its because i only experience prey drive towards theriform animals. Maybe its because ive become (mostly) desensitized to humans. You can't just not take responsibility for your actions because its "instinct". If your prey aggression is that bad, you need to go to therapy or find another way to get that under control. Being mean to strangers that you wouldn't have otherwise because they're something you would potentially eat is just... not okay?
Its one thing to put a warning that you will talk about prey drive or mention eating specific animals fequently. Thats fine. But ive seen multiple creatures say that prey animals need to stay off their blog because they will be agressive towards them. Thats just harassment and its not okay.
All sorts of animals that would eat me in a heartbeat follow me. Crows, owls, coyotes, hawks, martens. Some of my followers who interact with my stuff the most are my natural predators, and i have never once had a negative experience because of it.
And on the rare occasion i have the opportunity to talk to moths, frogs, and small lizards, i have never once wanted to make them feel unsafe, despite them being part of my natural diet.
No one, predator or prey, should feel unsafe interacting with fellow nonhumans on the internet. You are responsible for your aggression. It just feels so off to me that one would be so open about being unable to control their urges in a way that directly causes them to hurt others and makes it clear theyre not making an effort to fix it.
This isnt targeted at anyone specific, i have seen several blogs with these warning. Guess you could call this a vent.