Why are we so negative?

In the short time I've been blogging, I've noticed that the majority of blogs I've visited have a very negative slant. It seems that a lot of people think that being sarcastic or mean is the only way to drum up any interest in what they're saying.

What's funny is that I try to avoid that on my posts but have a hard time doing so in "real life." For me, it's easier to reach out to strangers with open arms without trying to joke on them, while almost all of my responses to my family and coworkers.

I really need Christ to help me with this. He is the only one that can truly change a person's heart permanently, but I've had a really hard time recently letting him be in control.

My wife and kids deserve better. In the blogging world, the public discourse deserves better. I'm tired of the talking heads constantly being in attack dog mode. It's absurd.

I'll leave everyone with this:
Proverbs 24:17-18 "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disaprove and turn his wrath away from him."