The hate is real. (not here)
Go on Twitter and read the comments under anything she posts. ANYTHING she posts. Everything she posts. Read any post on anyone's board ABOUT her and you'll get it, no holds barred.
If I were her parent, I'd be worried some nut job is planning to blow her head off for having the audacity to speak out on climate change. That is the level of hate she gets.
Her parents too, BTW.
Twitter is turning into a cesspool though. It's not just Greta. It's ANYONE that sees something that challenges their world view. For some reason, in my "feed" (is that what it's called? Am I hashtagging?) all I seem to get is the liberal screeds, so I don't see much of the right wing stuff. But I know it's there, and either way it's nauseating, and it's enough to make me consider deactivating my account on almost a daily basis. (Then I get something from Gene Simmons or Cram or King, and I forget to.)
Though having said that, that's part of what I was talking about above, and what my concern/complaint is. I'm very concerned that we - HUMANS, not kids - aren't equipped to handle the emotional burden of an international social media account. It's hard enough worrying about whether your boobies are big enough, or whether your always going to be four inches shorter than everyone else (I'm using sort of standard body image issues that kids face), or whether you're going to be asked to the prom, or whether you're going to have the courage to dance with that girl... and then have to face the wrath of a horde of keyboard warriors. I can't even imagine she's equipped to handle that, and I'm not convinced her parents are any real help there either.
If Greta's focus is on Climate Change and trying to raise awareness, then I do not mind at all that she is doing this. That alone, shows me she has restraint and doesn't care about those sorts of things. Maybe, she actually really cares and is focused on wanting to solve these issues. It will be interesting how she will go on about doing that, and in what way now that is she an Adult and is not a child anymore, and has to face reality whether she likes it or not.
Some kids are more than capable of wanting to change things, and also do not care about those types of things. Myself, didn't care about prom at all, or graduating, but my parents and the people around me did. So I went to graduation, and to prom, not because they wanted me to, but because I myself wanted to experience these for myself. And it's not all that. I went in knowing it's not a big deal, nor did I make it one for myself enough to stress over it.
Maybe she isn't concerned about these things and has a strong back enough to take those Social Media bullys, and knows and understands, how those are words, and how you can actually report someone for threats, regardless of online or social media. IF you, yourself feel threatened, then report it to the right authorities.
I guess, things related to her childhood really doesn't matter at all anymore though, because she is 18 now. As I said above, It will be interesting to see where she goes from here. And how she chooses to help solve this issue or raise awareness to it.
I will also say, I do hope she has a hard back and is strong enough to not let the "Social Media Mobs" get to her. There's other ways besides Social Media where you can make an actual, real life difference. Actually, going on Social Media isn't the way to do it, because you also have to be out there doing something if you are going to be spewing on Social Media because posting on Social Media doesn't help solve anything. It's not having any affect in real life, until you make it happen in real life.