I wrote a Steam review and I got "1 person found this helpful" and another person's insults

bro really wrote a whole-ass essay for an internet comment

Dont worry to much with it. Just blacklist the user and move on. It's not worth your time.

thats it??? i get death threats, but only when you negatively review obscure weird ass Russian asset flip spam games

This post is as admirable, as it is ironical.

I hope I this one won't get to long, but since you took the effort, I think it is only fair to do the same, to sort things out.

Nothing of the following text is meant in an offending way. It is simply a very realistic or maybe even pragmatic point of view.

The biggest issue I see in this situation is not the Internet, it is you. As helpful as self reflection can be, doing this from a toxicated source will most likely be a disaster.

The Internet itself is something I would not rate as good or bad. It is a product, maybe even a mirror, of the people and society that form it. You are very well aware of it, but at some point your reflection took a wrong way.

"That's why, in the last years, I've become increasingly less and less active in Internet, and also in my social life."

This is really alarming.

Society got lazy, really lazy... everything needs to be fast, simple and easy to achieve. Effort is not something that is worth a lot, it is the result. While this is sad to read, the more it is true for most situations in real life. You will have spend way more time writing your post, than most did reading or even thinking about it.
Most won't even read it because it's to long, others read it half-hearted and won't get it... and so on.

Even though you should be very well aware of this, you still chose to post this, in the Internet, the actual source of your problem. That is where the intro is coming from. I don't think it is helpful to feel sorry for your situation, so I rather be harsh and honest here.

You are thinking to much, you are self reflecting to much and you are expecting to much of the people you are dealing with.
You won't ever be able to make it right to everyone, the more you try, the more you will get hurt.
The more you try to change to make it right, the more you will loose yourself. What you are looking for is growth, not camouflage or adaptation.

I do like your long reviews, but I didn't read any of them. I don't care about those games, why would I read them?
Harsh...yet true. I do recognize the effort you took and once you review a game I might be interested in, I will definitely read it.

You did those reviews for a reason and It will have been one that meant something to you. Me not reading them did not change a single thing of your initial reasoning to do so, neither will any comment, unless decide to let someone else do so. If the comments, results, votes, thumbs up or what ever they use, define the worth of your work, you chose so on purpose. Maybe trying to change something... quality, problems... bugs or simply to get some results, that make you feel better for doing something, achieving something, or simply getting recognized.

Trolls do the exact same thing, just in way more aggressive manner. Bad advertisement is still advertisement. They will get recognized and just naming a few Store Front names will automatically trigger names of users in this forum. Most of those comments have been utterly garbage, contained several contradictions in terms of content and yet... you know them.

People have always been that way, the Internet simply acts as a big magnet and is easy to access for even the most cognitively suboptimized people you can think of. The fact that you can see the true colors of many people in the Internet, does not mean everyone is like that. They are from all over the world and even a minimal cultural difference can make a big difference in how you see things. Way to many people don't check their knowledge and hearsay of many is rated way higher than actual data. Welcome to the internet. There is a reason why Wikipedia is not allowed as source for actual scientific data recitation.

Just try to be the best version of yourself you can be and keep doing what is important to you. Those who care will notice, some will react, but don't expect everyone to praise you for something, you did mainly for yourself.

It's the same with food. You can totally eat without seasoning or skip several steps to change the texture and taste. If you are dropping a torpedo in a public toilet, you won't expect your neighbor to notice the difference between a 5 star and a 1 star meal just by smell.

Don't give to much about what others say, not even what I just wrote. It is simply a point of view, that might either be helpful or not.

The Internet maybe a part of your life, but don't ever let it get to be your life. It can be one of the loneliest places to be in. After all you are sitting in front of some technical device with no real interaction. Having a friend hug you or cuddling with your dog, will always be more rewarding than any digital vote system. It can help you sorting things out and finding different perspectives to look at things, but it should never be something you depend on to validate yourself.

I hope this experience doesn't bring you down at all, people like that aren't worth the time or brain energy even thinking about let alone being annoyed. I'm a naturally shy person who often refrains from giving or posting opinions so I often come across people like this, both on the internet and IRL and they're mostly all the same; 99% plagued by insecurity and try to tear other people down to mask their own deficiencies. They're not even worth the effort of me typing this on my phone 😀.

Speaking only for myself of course I always appreciate coming across detailed and thorough reviews on Steam and I find myself actively seeking them out when encountering a game I haven't seen before. I acknowledge and appreciate the fact that people like yourself have taken the time to relay their experiences with a game, over a longer time the better and especially when English isn't their first language. Money has always been very tight for me my whole life and the infrequent times that I can consider a game purchase mean that I like to have as much information available; before the wider internet I used to consult 2 local PC games magazines, and any foreign ones I could peek at in the newsagents (I know, sneaky 😏). Eventually that changed but for different reasons.

Now with reviews and ratings so easily manipulated on Steam (something which Valve and their 30% cut have never really tried to counter 🙄) and there being so many issues of financial-linked bias on review sites or YouTube, I find I need to be more careful before making a purchase. Thorough reviews help me greatly, especially ones that highlight faults and developer issues (especially game Dev's who abandon their games with bad bugs or broken features for other people to try and fix.... I mean who do they think they are, Bethesda?!? 🤪). And the more the better. What might be fine for one person could be a bugbear for others (or me) but might go unmentioned in a simple positive review. And we've all got different opinions about game mechanics like microtransactions and such, which could be a deal breaker for many but an oblivious concern for someone with ample means or lack of concern. I suppose the short version is that I'd always prefer more information than less.

I hope this reply hasn't taken too much of your time and I also hope that this whole episode won't change how you go about your gaming habits. One thing I know from experience is that the people who try to tear down others get a kick out of believing that we'll somehow change ourselves to accommodate their skewed world view or protect from further harrassment. If you like what you do, keep on doing it. If it makes you happy to compose detailed reviews even if it's only for your own satisfaction then that's the most important reason in the world to click submit. (It's a sad truth that people who often benefit from reviews like yours rarely leave much in the way of positive feedback). The only person you have to please is the person you look at in the mirror each morning.

Perhaps you could disable comments on your reviews, is that a thing on Steam? I've never looked into it. I know living in a bubble gets alot of bad press these days but when you're dealing with the cesspit of humanity vis-a-vis the internet perhaps bubble living is the way to go 🫧. Antisocial? Perhaps but at some point you have to stop caring about what other people think and just be the best version of yourself, even if it's only for you.

Hey! Dont worry about that, no one is ever saved from getting insults, neither u and i, im certain you can walk this off without any worries, there are douchebags everywhere, hope ya have a nice day :P

"As I said here in SG twice at least, the only way to not get blacklisted in SG is... Doing nothing. Not even entering a giveaway. Not posting any comment. Not saying thanks, or saying thanks."

Yeah. i agree on that one. I don't know who you are, i didn't talk to you, maybe i won something from you in the past but i'm blacklisted by you.
Fair play.

In today's society, the ability to ignore negative people and negative comments is a critical life skill.

I understand your frustration. What I am going to write is probably won't help you but I still wish to say it.

There comes a point where you have to realize that you have to prioritize your own sanity or well being. Cause a random stranger on the internet won't. If someone blocks you, that's fine. If you block someone, that's also fine. If you stop talking with someone on the forum or any other social media, that's also fine.

For example, I have a twitter account. Twitter has an option where I can mute certain specified words. I have muted words such as: jk rowling(drama on twitter), accessibility(difficulty of games), nft, oscar(will smith slap), TLOU(Joel dead), hot take, unpopular opinion, woke, xbox tax, artistic nudity(the twitch issue), palworld(pokemon fans getting pissed off) etc.
I would share more words I muted but I don't wanna.

There are certain topics that are vaild. But unfortunately I don't give a fuck. It is not because it's right or wrong. Because it holds no value to me.

I block people all the time on other social media. I wish I could talk with people and hold good conversation about games. But I can't so I don't.

So now you have to decide how you wish to engage with people like those who will insult you.
The long review ain't a issue. Cause people who like to insult complete strangers will insult you. It's just like that one video from Dunkey about video game review. Reviews are supposed to be read by people who haven't played the game. But people who finished the game and loved the game will instead read reviews. So the standard for good reviews becomes "games I consider good" which is unrealistic.

I like reading long reviews. I love the enthusiesm of a player who is talking about a game they enjoyed or they didn't enjoy. Some of my favorite games that I gave a chance are stuck at mostly positive reviews. And that's ok and normal. I never would have gave them a chance if I didn't read a detailed issue about those games.

people online, in not-so-well moderated communities tend to be assholes,
and in well moderated communities they tend to be passive aggressive,

being online in general makes you forget you're talking to humans and get sucked in the online bubble,
everyone just wants to win internet points, you're not a human to them, you're just an argument and they need to prove you wrong because it's more rewarding to disagree with someone than it is to agree with their ideas.

so if you're sensitive to criticism, i wouldn't recommend posting any opinions online unless no one can respond to it or contact you,
or you can become the internet asshole yourself and live for arguing and proving your haters wrong and get them banned in the process.
become the ultimate playa hater.

but yeah, if you find a community or a group of friends you feel comfortable or safe enough to express your feelings, that's always a great thing, finding that place is kinda hard though,
but you gotta remember to always have a self check to make sure YOU are not the problem.

I suspect your issues with other users came about because you posted the review in the forum instead of only the review section. Try to keep it shorter within the character limits I suppose. Also, you have comments disabled on the review. If you enable them there and do not post in the forum, you can control the replies by deleting any offensive ones.