Why We Are Mean on the Internet

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rudeness-on-the-internet

“Mean comments arise from a lack of eye contact more than from anonymity”

I don’t treat people any different online than I do in person.

What sort of an idiot posts this in the PWI section? …Oh wait that was mean huh?

[quote]ZEB wrote:
What sort of an idiot posts this in the PWI section? …Oh wait that was mean huh?[/quote]

Duh, Internet is the world.

uh I always thougt it was because people had a small penis complex, oh well live and learn I guess.

:slight_smile:

I know I am always a bit mean on the internet after a cold bath, based it on that. ( bha tish )

this means that blind people are more mean than people who can see, am I right?

This sums it up well.

“Mean comments arise from a lack of eye contact more than from anonymity”

Maybe, but a lousy theory for road rage where people SEE each other.