Massimo2002
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Seriously what causes people to say some of the most hurtful things on the internet ? I don't get it.
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Why are some people on the internet rude and hostile and pretentious and speak without using proper English ?
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Also, it's easy to hide behind a keyboard and monitor. I'm not sure if you drive, but if you do, you'll notice people behave similarly on the freeway.
Also, it's easy to hide behind a keyboard and monitor. I'm not sure if you drive, but if you do, you'll notice people behave similarly on the freeway.
Massimo2002
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I do not drive but I notice that too humans are powerful it seems when they have something to hide infront of.
False bravado, perhaps an attempt to manipulate or intimidate others.
Also, in recent years, I've heard quite a bit of talk about troll farms and internet shills, so I wouldn't discount the possibility of someone being paid to be a jerk.
беспокойный путешественни
All gods are great.
Ah, don’t assume that English is most people’s first, second or third language. It’s pretentious to do so.
A lot of today’s internet communication, however, can still be traced back to good old Usenet days where it is rather common to save some characters, even today with byte flatrates.
Indeed. But in my experience, many whose first language isn't English have better English skills than many whose native tongue is English.
In my experience too
I can think of many people on RF whose first language is not English and who have a command of it that is far superior to that of many native speakers
We Never Know
No Slack
No accountability.
People say hurtful things because on the internet they are anonymous and can get away with it.
As for English, depends of language, education and even disability. We can't all be perfect.
Science calls it the Psychology of Anonymity. People online and even in cars feel like ‘nobody can really see me or punch me in the face for being a douche’. It’s when real Character comes out.
Is good manners "false" Character?
No idea what you’re on about. A persons real Character is always true for them. Character is on a continuum from ‘good’ to ‘bad’.
In addition to what Salixcendium says I think its also that many people feel psychologically lost. I mean they lack a sense of reality or perhaps hope. Many people have to live without a sense that everything is real, and they live this way year after year endlessly. Its no all bad, because living that way has its advantages. There is an advantage to going with the flow of the next moment. It is bad though to feel like nothing is real or that there is no meaning or hope. Questioning reality is normal and healthy, but feeling lost all the time is not. One way to establish contact is to annoy people. If nothing else it provide a bit of euphoria or adrenaline, which can feel real. Its like when dogs bark at each other.
Good.
It means you probably aren't part of the problem.
Continue to not "get it."
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
It's a window on how human nature really and actually is.
But conversely, human nature also has a gentle kind side as well.
libre
Skylark
I think the early internet had a lot of hazing culture that we haven't really grown out of yet.
It's true that the keyboard allows one to eschew accountability but I think there's more to it than that. I think defensiveness is the root of most flame and snark. Any words one puts into the world are in a way part of us, and we can take it quite personally when they are attacked.
It can be easier to burn things down than build them up, especially if there are other arsonists in your midst.
Sakeenah
Well-Known Member
Because they are keyboard warriors.
☆Dreamwind☆
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Wut R u talkin bout? I speek perfect englush NOOB!!!
There's the idea that personality is who you are with others, character is what you do when no-one's looking and is more ingrained, whereas personality changes over time due to experience etc.
Character traits like loyalty and honour etc. don't tend to change. If someone's a cheater he tends to cheat no matter.
Niatero
*banned*
I don't think that it will stop getting worse any time in the near future, but I have some ideas about how to help reduce the damage from it.