The supposedly-anonymous-look-at-me aspect of the internet makes people think they deserve infinitely positive feedback loops, whenever they like, without pushback. Like how it's become widely accepted that deaf folks can be some of the most rude people you'll ever come across, because so many give them a pass to be that way.
And yes, that can end up being a circular argument as to who "started it" first.
Divergent, detergent, effluvient...nobody owes you attention, get over yourself.
