Everyone is aware of seeming normal, every day people who can turn into total jerks when hiding behind a gadget. It seems that once eye contact is no longer involved rudeness rules. And false internet bravado is the dominating force. An inconsistent and a bit cowardly way to behave. What is behind it? Here are my questions.
Do you communicate differently when behind a gadget then if you were speaking face to face?
Is this inconsistency healthy for individuals or America in general?
I didnât have a problem with it until some started taking as gospel what user: Bigdaddy50210 and others had to say. We used to understand the internet if full of trolls. The old saying âDonât feed the trollsâ doesnât apply as much as it used to and there is a big portion of people on Twitter especially that will take peoples ramblings and say âSee this is what âxâ group really thinksâ.
On this platform yes although on Twitter I occasionally throw âs
Not even close. Nobody speaks to me in person the way people do on line. Regardless of the topic. The rudeness on line is extreme. Why do you suppose that is?
I would hope that if I met you in person I would conduct myself in a similar fashion to how I do on this forum when engaging in discussions here. My Aussie accent might possibly be a problem.
I like the ones that hide behind âmannersâ when their argument is doing an immediate face plant, or demanding manners from others while slinging around a lot of derogatory insults so automatically itâs oossible they donât even know they are doing it.
âSelf awareness in the Internetâ, that might be a good topic.
It might be a good topic. Are you going to start one?
Youâre kind of off the mark. I wasnât really looking for examples. We have all had plenty. Everybody already gets it. Itâs more of a question than a judgement. So hereâs mine.
And what about yourself? Do you behave differently when using a gadget? You didnât give me your theory.
Ya I try to on this platform, bigger platforms unless one has a blue check mark beside the name half are throwing bombs and I would say a 1/4 of the people are taking them serious.
Itâs more personal here, less people and I have gotten to know and respect quiet a few of the posters so I donât think it is as widespread here as in the big social media platforms. While sometimes I play around here I never attack anyone personally.
People are more prone to be more blunt about their opinions when typing. Which can come across as rude.
And tone doesnât come across well in text. Iâve said many a thing that were obvious funny sarcasm that I was laughing at in my head only to come back later and find that people thought I was being serious or rude because they didnât take the tone of the text the way I thought it would be taken.
It comes across as rude because it is. There is no good argument for treating people worse when you are not looking them in the eye. None what so ever.
The biggest reason is the anonymity and the distance. We see each other not as people, but as false names on a computer (or phone). It dampens empathy.
Thereâs more to it than that, but thatâs probably the biggest factor.
Itâs simply the lack of fear of getting ones ass whooped. Everyone is 10 feet tall on the internet and has the only opinion thatâs right.
The whole narcissist angle comes into play too. You can be the biggest â â â â â â â or the best nice guy. The â â â â â â â gets more likes.
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