Why nice people become jerks online

Mr. Whipple

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Why people are meaner online:
My suspicion is it’s the anonymity of the Internet that causes people to say things online that would make their mothers blush. To run their mouths in ways they’d never do in someone’s home.

Regardless of the reason, I’ve heard so many jabs, slanders, and critiques that you’d think I’d be use to it by now. As you know, I’ve had my fair share of
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. But I’m not used to it.

Even with such experience, the uncouthness of what I read online sometimes surprises me. I wonder: Did you really think about that before posting it?

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Iggy McLulz

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You were most likely a jerk before you polluted this forum.
Most of us got here before you did so you’re the one doing the polluting.

I was here before you, before the forum was shut down how many years ago.
I was here even before you got here that time too. I was a moderator for the majority of that time.

Hey Iggy :)....Do you remember him from those days?..,Wondering if he's always been this aggravating, or is it something new?...lol
 

Iggy McLulz

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You were most likely a jerk before you polluted this forum.
Most of us got here before you did so you’re the one doing the polluting.

I was here before you, before the forum was shut down how many years ago.
I was here even before you got here that time too. I was a moderator for the majority of that time.

Hey Iggy :)....Do you remember him from those days?..,Wondering if he's always been this aggravating, or is it something new?...lol
I'm pretty sure I was off running my own site by the time he came along.
 

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Jerks online are jerks all the time. It's simply that, online, there's no real positive incentive to good behavior and no real negative incentive against bad behavior.
 

Jeannie

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ppl act like dicks more online than rl 4 one simple reason - they wont get KOd when they flap their gums lol
 

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If a person is going to be a member of a forum they have to have at least a bit of a sense of humour, and a few shields up, you can’t get upset about every little thing, it’s all entertainment to me. If you don’t like it, we’ll go and joint a knitting circle.
 

SAWA

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1. They're born jerks.
2. They doesn't have guts to be jerks offline.
3. They're just lashes their anger to random people online.
4. They're bored.
5. No reason.
6. They're just honest with you. And you can't agree with him/her. Hence you think they're jerks because you're offended.

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Iggy McLulz

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Seriously I decide to login and the only thing I see is your shit posts why the fuck are you even out of the ass box ?
 
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It's so much nicer with a few members put on ignore. I was getting tired of the same old insults day after day after day after day.
 
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A few assholes talking shit about me and to me for no reason. I'm glad I don't have to put up with that anymore.
 
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Of course when I'm out and about I don't hear people flinging insult after insult at each other. When I visit this forum it's a completely different arena. People turn into, assuming they aren't jerks already, jerks on the internet.
 

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Jerks online are jerks all the time. It's simply that, online, there's no real positive incentive to good behavior and no real negative incentive against bad behavior.

This ^^^

The internet just makes it easier to be an e-hardass