Why does everyone have to be so rude on the internet?
I know that not being face-to-face with each other means that it's easy to be mean. I've fallen into the trap myself. But I'm dead sick of it. Why can't people just be respectful of each other? Is it really so impossible? Do people really lack the courtesy to realize that human beings with feelings type things? Being able to write online means that you have time to consider and edit what you are saying...which means that there is no excuse for being rude.
I'd almost like to stop using the internet altogether, but in this day and age, that is fully impossible. The rudeness is something I have to live with. But I can't escape the feeling that as a society, we're going in a disturbing direction by depriving ourselves of face-to-face contact. Faces and body language give us subtle visual cues that allow us to interpret the subtexts. When this is taken away, a great deal of communication feels lost.
Anyone have any thoughts? And no trolling, PLEASE. On a question like this, it will be pathetically obvious...and yes, I will report abuse if I feel so inclined.
What did I want to accomplish? Nothing. I think this is just something that needs to be said and apparently it needs to be said over and over again. And by the way, in criticizing me for asking this question, what did you hope to accomplish? Because in spite of your rather cynical statement, I don't feel ashamed, nor should I. No one should have to be ashamed of being sincere. It's callousness and deliberate rudeness that are shameful. You were trying to put me in my place...and why? What's it to you if I ask a question that's been asked before? So don't answer...oh! Too late!