<i>Back in the &quot;good old days&quot; During the 90&#x27;s and the 00&#x27;s, the onus was on the user his-or-herself to ignore and filter out toxic behavior.</i><p>Which is exactly why I lament the proliferation of spam filters. The onus is on you to ignore and filter spam.<p>My (snarky) point is that as the internet grows, toxic behavior also grows. The proportion might not have changed, but toxic people tend to be very assertive about it, and you can wind up utterly awash in it. Much like spam.