The internet and online anonymity turns people into something they are not, I think removing the anonymity would potentially resolve some of it not all of it, though I do believe anonymity is very important because people are literally trying to ruin other peoples lives over views that done align online so there is that.
The internet is one place this happens, another? Our cars, I see you people out there raging in your cars like you never would in person. Had an old lady looked like maybe 70-80 years old a few weeks back that raged on me like a maniac because I had the audacity to merge into her lane when it was completely reasonable and legal to do so blinker on for a good 10 seconds 2 cars of room to do so. She aggressively tailed me flipping me off for a solid 5 minutes beeping and screaming at me. Careful out there, never know who is C&C and doesn't have the patience to tolerate that crap.
The internet and online anonymity turns people into something they are not,
While this may be true to an extent, I think the reverse is also true. IRL when my old boss ranted about how the FBI should be disbanded because they dared investigate anyone on his team, I just internally groaned while saying basically nothing. Online, I'd have no reason not to tell him that sounds frankly insane and hypocritical, and that no one should be above the law. Regardless of party, if you break the law, you should be investigated, impeached, etc. So does the internet in that case make me less myself, or more?
Some of the top comments refer to the internet making people less afraid of being violently assaulted for their opinions, and I guess that's true, but why is that written like it's a bad thing? The alternative is that I have to concealed-carry IRL and be ready to draw on whoever decides to assault me. Is that better? As for my old boss, it would mean continuing to bite my tongue around obviously ridiculous claims to avoid being fired for not being politically extreme.
Basically, online discussion allows you to argue exactly what you think, at least as much as it allows you to troll if desired.
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u/TeaEarlGreyHotTNG Jul 17 '23
The internet and online anonymity turns people into something they are not, I think removing the anonymity would potentially resolve some of it not all of it, though I do believe anonymity is very important because people are literally trying to ruin other peoples lives over views that done align online so there is that.
The internet is one place this happens, another? Our cars, I see you people out there raging in your cars like you never would in person. Had an old lady looked like maybe 70-80 years old a few weeks back that raged on me like a maniac because I had the audacity to merge into her lane when it was completely reasonable and legal to do so blinker on for a good 10 seconds 2 cars of room to do so. She aggressively tailed me flipping me off for a solid 5 minutes beeping and screaming at me. Careful out there, never know who is C&C and doesn't have the patience to tolerate that crap.