2006-09-06 05:29:37 · 12 answers · asked by Jude Scott 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
We need to clarify "fear" here. I assume what you mean is that since anonymous rejection is less painful than non-anonymous rejection (right?), it is feared less.
There is quite a bit more to it, though. The main "bit," which I believe is more important than your "fear" factor, is that interacting anonymously takes much, much less work than interacting non-anonymously, and humans are by nature lazy (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Another bit is the whole "you can be anyone you want online" thing, which is better stated as "you can try out different potential personalities online, with little to no risk, before practicing them in the Real World."
2006-09-06 05:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me personally, it has nothing to do with fear of others, getting out, being shy, afraid of real relationships(because I have plenty). I just find it an interesting way to hear about what a lot of people think and sometimes ,hopefully, be able to help someone with a question they may have. It would be very hard to go out to the store and try to talk to this many people about these kinds of subjects on a daily basis. I actually learn a lot from SOME people on this internet.
2006-09-06 05:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by To Be 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question!
Some people are so uptight that they cannot and will not talk to anyone that they have not formally met through a close friend. That is a little immature and insecure, but it happens.
Some people feel at ease talking with a stranger since they are unfamiliar to their character and cannot discredit them to friends or co-workers. This is where the courage comes in to play. No fear of gossip, no fear to spill your guts.
If people took time to share information equally, they would have more friends, more interesting stories, more networking contacts and certainly be a greater inspiration to others. It's not about us.
2006-09-06 05:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question!!
We all tend to become one big brain with endless angles and tangents of thoughts and opinions....although some ideas and subjects are very similar. It's fascinating to see how we all relate to each other on a two-dimensional, compressed playing field.
It has--I think--the effect of minimizing the fears we may have harbored that other people are not like us....So we can feel more free to express ourselves. But even here...actual individual relationships can surprisingly materialize! And even in the real world it has the effect of changing how we see each other for the better!
I think if it had ill effects, we would steer clear of it!
2006-09-06 05:31:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess in this fast paced world we live nowadays, this is the fastest way to interact with people. u don't really make urself anonymous....in my case i will tell everything about myself...what i do for a living for real....or where i live....not the exact addresses but i somehow share the real me. i have friends that i talk to outside of my pc LOL...and i talk to them online as well. so its not fear or anything...it is just easy.
2006-09-06 06:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres more to it. anonymity gives people a cover of darkness under which they can do what ever the want without being caught. as an old saying goes the measure of a man is what he would do when he knows no one would find out
2006-09-06 05:37:03 · answer #6 · answered by lynksx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anonymity provides a shield, thus allowing someone to say whatever they want without fear of retribution.
2006-09-06 05:33:29 · answer #7 · answered by shoby_shoby2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure laziness.
Its easy to interact with someone anonymously, you don't have to worry about your appearance or your body language, and you can edit your sentences so as to be understood better. Its also easier to reach out to people, there is less rejection anxiety.
2006-09-06 05:32:32 · answer #8 · answered by gromitski 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So many people are afraid of real relationships...others don't feel they have the time to establish or continue relationships. If we don't watch it, we're going to be little islands all to ourselves. By the way, the computer has done more to assure this than any other solitary thing.
2006-09-06 05:32:57 · answer #9 · answered by EW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its fear of people not liking them for who they are. Also it gives a person a chance to be who ever they want to be.
2006-09-06 05:32:39 · answer #10 · answered by butterfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋