Gilang Gombloh Often Receives Hate Comments, Here's How He Responds

Kapanlagi.com - The name Gilang Gombloh became popular since he appeared on the program Lapor Pak! However, his appearance there has not always been well received by netizens. It is not uncommon for the man, who is also a radio broadcaster, to frequently receive hate comments from haters.

When chatting on the KapanLagi Talk program some time ago, Gilang shared his experiences. One thing that confuses him is the phenomenon of netizens who focus more on reading comments rather than watching the actual content.

"At first I read them, there’s a bit of a thrill. But when I scroll down, I just choose not to read the comments, because it’s actually strange, right? We watch the video but end up focusing on the comments, so we don’t even watch the video. You become curious about the comments. Eventually, you get caught up in it and join in on the comments. And for me, yes, I accept your bad comments, I take them as feedback for me, and as reminders for me," said Gilang at the KLY office, Gondangdia, Jakarta some time ago.

1. Choosing Not to Respond

Regarding how he responds, Gilang prefers not to read the negative comments he often receives. According to him, social media is a home, so it's natural for him to choose to clean it of negative or dirty things.

"I'm really sorry, but I choose not to read and not to reply to each one. Those comments go into my DMs. My DMs keep getting replies to my comments. That's it, because I feel that social media is my home, so it's only natural for me to clean up the dirty stuff, so I delete block, delete block, delete block, it's that simple. But it turns out it's not that simple for some people. There are some people who really think a lot about those bad comments," he continued.

2. Reluctant to Spend Energy on Haters

Gilang Gombloh has his own way of responding to hate comments (Credit: KapanLagi/Adrian Utama Putra)

Some haters had asked Gilang to step down from the Lapor Pak program in the comments section. Gilang has his own response to such comments.

"Well, yes, if your mental health is affected, you won't grow. I’m trying to grow here, so it’s really a dilemma like, who are you to comment? Do I know you? Yeah, that's what I mean, like, if you want to be mean, I just won't, I’ll save my energy to deal with them," Gilang asserted.

3. Must Remain Professional

In this age of social media, it is no secret that public figures often face attacks from netizens in the form of hate comments. According to Gilang, this is a normal occurrence and cannot be controlled. The artists themselves should control how they respond to this phenomenon.

"If you want to be on par with rockstars, Justin Bieber or those who receive the most hate comments every time they appear. Now, like Lisa Mariana, she gets a lot of hate comments. Well, actually it's simple, you can just turn off the comments. There’s a feature for that. But they say it can't be good for business. Luckily, I can really get through it because you have to be professional, right?" Gilang concluded.

(kpl/gtr)