Is Maine One of the Most Negative States in the Country?

Flat out, this has nothing to do with any study I came across or anything.

Instead, this is more based off either first-hand experiences, or stuff that I've noticed in general, mainly while scrolling through social media, seeing what should be a cool story, only for it to be torn apart in the comments section.

And it's for those reasons that I wonder if Maine is actually one of -- if not, the -- most negative state in the entire country.

Lebanon, Maine, Car Fire Rescue

Let's start right off with an example that should've been beyond celebrated, but instead was beyond questioned, seemingly with some conspiracy theory angle.

On the official Facebook page for the York County Sheriff's Department, a post was made highlighting how a driver who was trapped in a car fire told authorities that a random passerby pulled him out of the car to safety, made sure he was good, then left the area.

When the post mentioned they wanted to find the good Samaritan -- who clearly rocked this heroic act not for the accolades since they left, but because it was the right thing to do -- immediately everyone in the comments section became skeptical, mentioning how police were searching for the person to charge them, or that they left to avoid being sued or fined.

Which caused the wife of this hero -- A REAL, TRUE LIFE, FRICKIN HERO -- to set the record straight.

Why did everyone in the comments need to just immediately jump to the worst scenario possible? Why couldn't we just celebrate the win in the fact that somewhere among us, is a ridiculously amazing human being that could've just stayed focused on his family, but instead risked his own life to save another Mainer's?

Maine Real Estate

Bluntly, it doesn't matter where you are (maybe except the south and midwest, where everything is a bit cheaper, but salaries are also low so it's more or less a wash) -- real estate everywhere lately, to be blunt, sucks.

The cost of life keeps going up, yet the numbers in our paycheck stay the same, which makes it nearly impossible for anyone to become a homeowner. It takes nothing short of a miracle for someone to buy a home, outside of taking advantage of the fact that maybe over the years you saved a ton of money, which was how I was luckily able to buy a home.

But make no mistake -- it wasn't easy. It took 16 different offers to finally have one accepted. And, along the way, I decided to update you on the process, experience, and journey of becoming a first-time homeowner, including the heartbreak of losing out on a condo in Saco I absolutely fell in love with.

The response from Mainers, though? Tearing me apart in the comments section, interestingly enough (which taught me a good lesson to just avoid the comments section of posts all together), including one of my favorite responses:

Well maybe your offer sucked and you should've put in a better one, ever think about that?

Unfortunately, there are plenty of other examples I can easily think of off the top of my head at how negative Mainers have been in response to or about something. And don't get me wrong, I've also met plenty of amazingly nice people here. And maybe I should've highlighted Mainers like that here instead of the spotlighting the negative.

I love you, Maine. I really do genuinely. But, I can't help but ask one question:

Who hurt you?