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 anitab rated 10 months ago - could we all just chill a little? please??
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Internet rage is a growing phenomenon in our increasingly wireless world. Without the fetters of a physical persona, some people are prone to vent their anger and bitterness without inhibition.
There have been cases of Internet users ...
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- DickBeldin rated 10 months ago
- If we had a test for emotional stability, we would surely use it on politicians as well as on our cyberaquaintances. But we don't. We have forgotten one of our social skills that works online as well as off. Shunning.
- ericthehamster rated 10 months ago
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Interesting commentary.
Not sure if I have a view on this, other than my usual exhortation for good manners all around. I think these sort of behaviours are leaking out into real life. It demonstrates an increasing dysfunctional side to society generally.
- digits rated 10 months ago
- My dad has a saying that I like a lot. He tends to say it when I wonder if he's okay or something *dramatic* or problematic feels like it's happening. "It's just a game." He says it all calmly and melodic... "It's just a game..."With that out of the way: Imagine 500 of your closest "friends." If you're like me you'd have to throw some not so friendly people into your imagination because you don't have 500 friends.1. Now put them in a large gymnasium. 2. Add a paper bag to their head but poke out spaces for their eyes and mouth.3. Add copious amounts of free flowing coffee, alcohol, sugar, and drugs.4. Now watch.Welcome to the internet anarchy! Where delicate anonymity is mistaken for absolute freedom.Amen.
- anitab rated 10 months ago
- could we all just chill a little? please??
From the page:
Internet rage is a growing phenomenon in our increasingly wireless world. Without the fetters of a physical persona, some people are prone to vent their anger and bitterness without inhibition.
There have been cases of Internet users around the world taking their rage into the real world. Last year in Britain, for example, Paul Gibbons, a 47-year-old man with a history of violence, hunted down a fellow user of Yahoo's Muslim 10 chatroom and slit his throat.
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Behaving like the person who made the first comment only antagonises them and makes the situation worse.
Eventually you end up with a huge spat, with everyone saying something worse than the other, she says.
Expressing anger online may provide temporary release, but it can lead to eviction from forums, loss of online friends and reputation and even legal problems. Remember, it's not that difficult to track down authors of illegal posts even if they are using aliases.
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