On the topic of gossip

I don't listen to gossip and I don't participate in gossip. Gossipers have all types of reasons for gossiping - attention, control, entertainment.

Gossip is someone else's lens of the world. It's biased and warped. It's not facts. It's made-up games and made-up rules.
No, thanks.

I'd rather respect people and mind my own business. I'd rather learn and study and check myself for the values I believe in.

I have nothing to prove to folks who stalk, harass, spread lies and rumors. I have nothing to prove to people who listened to rumors and joined in their nonsense.