You need look no further than the day’s news headlines, or your social media feed, to notice that the world has the potential to be a really dark and negative place sometimes. Throw in a few social media trolls, cyber bullies, keyboard warriors and general online jerks, and you’d be forgiven for wondering where on earth humanity is heading. Perhaps straight to the depths of hell?
But we’re here to tell you that it’s really not all doom and gloom. There are actually plenty of examples of internet interactions that glow bright in the darkness of it all. If you’re struggling to find them, look no further than an online community called “Gates Open, Come On In.” Over 373,000 people have joined the page, which has only two rules: “No gatekeeping” and “Be nice!” It sounded promising to us so we took a step in… We were greeted by a wall of positive posts about strangers having each other’s backs online.
Because sharing is caring, Bored Panda has put together our favorites, just for you. Keep scrolling and allow the weight of the world to disappear. Feel free to come back to them any and every time you need a reminder that things aren’t all as bad as they might seem.
#1 Inclusion
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#2 Never Realized This But I Love It
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#3 Every Job Is Valid!
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#4 Brooklyn Librarians Subverting Censorship & Allowing Any Teenager In America To Have A Library Card
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#5 Dogs And Cats My Favorite Animals
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#6 Depression Gateopening
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#7 It’s Not Pie. If You Think It Is, We Can Bake More
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#8 An Oldie But A Goodie :)
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#9 It’s Never Too Late
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#10 Finally Someone Who Gets It!
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#11 Live And Let Live
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#12 Almost Hald Me At The First Alf
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#13 Happy Lunar Year Everyone
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#14 Great Story About Fitting In
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#15 Its Lovely
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#16 Just Let Them Be They
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#17 This One Was Nice
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#18 I Like These Too
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#19 This Felt In The Spirit Of This Sub
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#20 Good Parentin
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#21 That’s His Whole Thing
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#22 Mature Humanity
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#23 Literally The Gate Was Open
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#24 Saw This On The Lawn Of A Couple That Lives On My Street. Genuinely Brightened My Day
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#25 Luke Skywalker Makes Young Star Wars Fan Feel Loved
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#26 For The Waiters
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#27 Everything Turned Out Just Fine, Then
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#28 Romantic
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#29 I’m Sure Many Of Us Needed To Hear This
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#30 Restroom Sign At My Gym
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#31 Pauly Shore Being Wholesome
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#32 Mentally Empathetic Dad
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#33 Found On /R/Mademesmile, Thought It Belonged Here As Well
#34 Beards Are For Everyone
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#35 Girl In Red’s Music Is For Everyone
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#36 Slow Down
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#37 Sh*tter’s Open!
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#38 Dolly Parton Showing Support For Beyoncé’s Country Era ❤️
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#39 Caring Comes In Many Forms
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#40 Nsp Holding The Gate Open
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#41 You’re Such A Girl
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#42 Pearly Gates Open, Welcome To Heaven!
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#43 The Library Loves Everybody
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#44 At The Minnesota United Game Last Night
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#45 If Only More People Were A Bit Aware Of This
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#46 Count Me In
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#47 You’re Not A Machine. You’re Garden
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#48 Metallica Invites Y’all To Come On In
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#49 Japan/America Cultural Exchange
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#50 You Do You Buddy
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