I handle the donks by playing at somewhat higher levels, but still well within my
bankroll limits, and picking tables that have a mix of players. I will not pick the table with the highest average pot, or the highest number of players in a hand. Since it is sometimes time-consuming to vet a table ahead of time, the thing to do is sit down and not play much at all for a bit. Get a sense of the styles of the others. If there are too many players playing bingo, I may leave. I may not--tables like that can be extremely beneficial, albeit swingy. If I stay, I accept that. I take responsibility for my decision to stay there. Given that it's going to be a bit of a crazy time, I do this at lower levels than I might normally, and put less money on the table than I would with a more stable, more predictable crew of players.
This is the season when the new players arrive in droves, and this year more than others. Coverage of the
wsop final table was huge this year, and a lot of people start dreaming of wild times and crazy money. If they watched the edited final table, then they are thinking that the hands shown are how the game is played all the time.
They don't know that it took 14 hours to play down to two, and then three hours heads-up. They have no idea that a lot of the time at the final table, there was one raise and a lot of folding.
They don't know that the bulk of the playing, the days and days, were full of careful play and the occasional bit of luck.
They don't know that going all-in with 22 is not generally a good plan. Most of them have not touched a poker book. Some will lose their first deposit, and maybe a few more, and start to wonder why they are losing. Some will start working on their game. Some just enjoy playing LAG. But even they will, over time, tone it down. Or will set themselves a poker budget, so they don't lose their house.
Your timing is a bit bad to head back to online poker. But keep in mind what to do about it.