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I don't like meanies.
One if the biggest problems with the Internet world is people being jerks to each other. I don't care for it. Have you actually read some YouTube comments? They can be absolutely brutal. Chat rooms, forums, social media... While I love the Internet and use it all the time, one of its very biggest issues is this: it give people the ability to be real jerks without having to accept the consequences of their actions.
When some is a jerk to you in real life, they have a face. They have a name. They have a personality. Once they do something, that action becomes associated with them and they can't ditch it. When you perform an action in front of others, be it negative or positive, that action is stamped on their impression of you, and if you're a jerk, you have to face people KNOWING that you're a jerk.
Not so with the Internet.
With the Internet, people who would never call people rude names or swear at them suddenly do it. The reason is simply that it doesn't take any guts to be mean on the Internet. Sure, a couple people might see that hey, some guy with this username was a real tool to this other guy. But what's the harm? They can't judge you. They don't know your name. They don't know your face. They don't know who you are. And so opens the door to a horrible torrent of hatred and rage, pouring out of those who act under the protection of their Internet personality. The aggressors can hide behind their username on their message board of choice, and nothing they do can harm them because no one knows anything more than the profile name they've given. That, my friends, is kind of a big deal. Without the effect of tying an act to an actual human being that face-to-face jerkiness has, a lot of awful things are said.
By the same logic, many people who are subject to the faceless aggression take it with a grain of salt. Just as the victim doesn't know the aggressor, the aggressor doesn't know the victim. The hater can keep on hatin', because "They don't know me."
Except...
It's easier to suffer the consequences of online aggression when it's aimed at you. Some are more sensitive than others. Some might take those unkind words to heart. Some are gonna be really offended by those slurs. People get hurt. Although the same concept applies to the ones on the receiving end, it's different.
My point is this: the faceless aggression is a problem. It makes a happy place a bit darker. No one wants to be watching the video for their favorite song and be called a hurtful name for liking it. No one wants to have their opinion met with a slur.
So. Don't do it. If you wouldn't say something mean in real life, don't say it on the Internet. Some people will say that that's the way things are, tell me to man up. Others will read this and listen. Do what you will, but I invite you to use that courage you have to be constructive, not destructive. Make music. Write blogs. Have opinions. Speak up for what you believe in.
And don't be a meanie.
One if the biggest problems with the Internet world is people being jerks to each other. I don't care for it. Have you actually read some YouTube comments? They can be absolutely brutal. Chat rooms, forums, social media... While I love the Internet and use it all the time, one of its very biggest issues is this: it give people the ability to be real jerks without having to accept the consequences of their actions.
When some is a jerk to you in real life, they have a face. They have a name. They have a personality. Once they do something, that action becomes associated with them and they can't ditch it. When you perform an action in front of others, be it negative or positive, that action is stamped on their impression of you, and if you're a jerk, you have to face people KNOWING that you're a jerk.
Not so with the Internet.
With the Internet, people who would never call people rude names or swear at them suddenly do it. The reason is simply that it doesn't take any guts to be mean on the Internet. Sure, a couple people might see that hey, some guy with this username was a real tool to this other guy. But what's the harm? They can't judge you. They don't know your name. They don't know your face. They don't know who you are. And so opens the door to a horrible torrent of hatred and rage, pouring out of those who act under the protection of their Internet personality. The aggressors can hide behind their username on their message board of choice, and nothing they do can harm them because no one knows anything more than the profile name they've given. That, my friends, is kind of a big deal. Without the effect of tying an act to an actual human being that face-to-face jerkiness has, a lot of awful things are said.
By the same logic, many people who are subject to the faceless aggression take it with a grain of salt. Just as the victim doesn't know the aggressor, the aggressor doesn't know the victim. The hater can keep on hatin', because "They don't know me."
Except...
It's easier to suffer the consequences of online aggression when it's aimed at you. Some are more sensitive than others. Some might take those unkind words to heart. Some are gonna be really offended by those slurs. People get hurt. Although the same concept applies to the ones on the receiving end, it's different.
My point is this: the faceless aggression is a problem. It makes a happy place a bit darker. No one wants to be watching the video for their favorite song and be called a hurtful name for liking it. No one wants to have their opinion met with a slur.
So. Don't do it. If you wouldn't say something mean in real life, don't say it on the Internet. Some people will say that that's the way things are, tell me to man up. Others will read this and listen. Do what you will, but I invite you to use that courage you have to be constructive, not destructive. Make music. Write blogs. Have opinions. Speak up for what you believe in.
And don't be a meanie.
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if you're offended that's your problem; remove yourself from it". thank you someone else has some logic like this
This blog just takes the point that I mentioned and stretches on it further than I would have ever imagined at the time.
You get a diamond and a favorite.
not very many people have good logic like this anymore...
i am sorry, i can not understand what you're saying.
what is the situation?
oh people...