In case you’ve forgotten? There are real people out there. People just as real as you are. And real people in the real world don’t act like assholes everywhere they go.
Okay, some do. But those people tend not to have very many friends, and also tend to be bitter and angry about that fact. I guess they can’t see that they’re assholes.
It’s pretty easy not to be an asshole. In fact, a lot of times you have to go out of your way to accomplish the state of assholeness. You have to really strive to put people off, especially when you’re dealing with them face to face. People are pretty willing to look for the good when they have a real person – even one with flaws – standing in front of them.
But on the internet? That just isn’t true.
Jan 24 2010
How to remain human on the internet
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Contact me via these services:
I reserve the right to publish any contact, especially if it's hateful or ridiculous.
Not detailed enough to allow for proper stalking? Please read my Hello Freethought Blogs post. I promise* it will include my favorite style of underwear.
* Not a real promise
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Grimmlock
January 24, 2010 at 8:31 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
It is the greater Internet fuckwad theory, my friend
http://sc.tri-bit.com/images/7/7e/greaterinternetfuckwadtheory.jpg
not much you can do other than not play their game and politely remind them that if you do delete their comments freedom of speech does not apply because it is a private web server and therefore a private web page owned by you so you can censor to your hearts content.
Dan J
January 24, 2010 at 8:39 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
For some strange reason, I immediately thought of this:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTVpxxzb2Dc
I often wonder whether the people I see behaving like assholes in meatspace have to work dilligently at it, or if it just comes naturally.
Shannon
January 24, 2010 at 11:04 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Oddly it made me think of Dennis Leary as well…
jthibeault
January 25, 2010 at 11:08 am CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I used to listen repeatedly to Denis Leary’s “No Cure for Cancer” comedy routine on a well-worn cassette tape as a teen. “Big N, little Y, BIG FUCKIN’ Q.” I especially loved Asshole. Ah, good times, good times.
khan
January 26, 2010 at 12:13 am CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Love Denis Leary.
Just want to say I am a bitch on line (& in person) just ask my EX.
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