Anyone else noticing a bit more hostility when posting on Japanese related subs? Why is that?

I feel like we unintentionally pit ourselves against each other online in Japan. I theorize it’s because many of us are foreign in these spaces and crave deeply to try to fit into Japanese society but perhaps unconsciously? See our own weakness in other foreigners and thus become more critical of them.

Example: just the other day someone was asking about advice about moving to Japan.

I began my post saying I felt more or less somewhat of an experienced Japanese resident. Living here 10 years, formally studying the language for 4 years and working as an interpreter for 6 years. I then gave my honest opinion, that it’s hard to fully fit in and blah blah blah.

I get a reply from someone trying to gatekeep me saying that they have been in Japan longer and seemed to look down on my initial status as a student, claimed I was generalizing, and then made what I thought were a bunch of generalized assumptions about me, saying that since I was working as a foreign interpreter that’s why I couldn’t fit in. (Personally I think it’s my face not my job, and honestly I’m perfectly fine not fully fitting in because I honestly look very different from Japanese people)

Very frustrating. Unfortunately more often than not when I post something it seems to trigger someone. I don’t feel im trying to show off or be obnoxious, I’m just posting my honest background and viewpoints.

Does anyone else notice this? Like I have to be extra careful because someone will be offended.

One time I posted advice for a job (interpreter) one time and someone asked me if I were an English teacher. I told them the truth that I did teach English for a time when I was building up my Japanese fluency and oh my god this person harassed and stalked me for days relentlessly telling me I shouldn’t be involved in technical interpreting if my only qualifications were English teaching. I felt incredibly depressed and worthless after that. (And in case someone is triggered by this again don’t worry, in the years that followed I received technical accreditation) Given my experience I’m always afraid to fully open up on these places because I feel like people get triggered too easily compared to other subs?