Overheard on email: “Things I hate about online people”
In preparing for this story, I asked a friend who uses the internet much less than I do some questions. I couldn’t help but chuckle when I read the following addendum to his answers:
Things I hate about online people:
- Everyone thinks they are an expert or critic.
- People become increasingly aggressive when shielded by the blanket of anonymity online.
- Online folks are much more interesting within the confines of their computer than they are in real life.
#2 is definitely me. I love to pick fights online and pretend to be a MMA fighter. I have scaled back in recent months, but I’m not sure I can completely give up being an online bully.