A muted Riddle

I exist, but who has seen me in over 10 years?

I sustained various damaging blows, but never bent my knee for you because you aren't my king.

I'm not tough, but no one has ever been able to break me either — for that reason, you'd better not assume I'm here to serve you.

One day, in the real world, some of you stopped being fun. Some of you even started to be nasty. What fun are nasty people anyway?

You know, at one time when I had less to stand for I had many friends. But many of my best ones are now gone, and to the others that remain — when I took a stand against anything at all, they seemed to mistake me for someone they once thought they knew.

That person is never coming back, my friend.

Do you remember the days that we were friends? Because I do and I'm sad that we no longer are — but do you remember your words and actions towards me? Towards others too besides me? Perhaps you have some work to do on yourself.

Who am I?

I am me. I'm not what you think, so don't assume anything that brings me down to a level of your foul mouth.

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