Do you think I'm really a big asshole in real life but I just don't show it as much as I do on the internet? Or is it that I would get my *** kicked if I said what I really thought in real life? Answer this as to why this might be a trend on the internet also. Why might a person enjoy hate mail and find it amusing such as myself?
2007-01-15 23:34:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You think you are only a jerk on the internet?
2007-01-15 23:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by JiveSly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am the same way, not a jerk, but I grew up very shy and when I first got on-line I could be anyway I wanted and no one knew. Its like I could try out being someone else and determine what people like and don't like so I could mold myself into something I saw as better then what I was.
2007-01-16 07:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Tito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man once said to me "I can be anybody I want to on the internet...in real life I have to be me".
It's a fantasy world, and yes, we can do things like being a jerk...does it really make you feel better? I wouldn't think so.
Just do things that make you feel good, I hear guilt in this question. You can stop it.
2007-01-16 07:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You negative feeling are ignored in real life, but when given the oppertunity it's very hard to resist letting them out. Thugs WOULD beat you up in real life if you insulted them, where else than on the internet can you give them a piece of your mind without them being nothing of a threat to you. Really what sort of a thug when there angers gone would take the enormous effort to attempt to find out who you are.
2007-01-16 07:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you think of the perfect come back line but the person has already walked away, it sucks. online - the other person never walks away and you have time to respond with the wit and cutting sarcasm that you feel they deserve. I become a bit of a jerk online, but I also single out people who truly ask stupid questions. "I am 28 and I am afraid to drive a car, what should I do?" was one of my favorites.
2007-01-16 09:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here, you have no fears. You can say anything and read anything with the knowledge that you are anonymous reading messages from an anonymous person. One can do almost anything with an all pervasive mask on.
2007-01-16 08:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by jerome2all 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it reveals your true colours - I'm totally annonymous here in YA and try as I might Icannot bring myself to be mean or horrible or rude or ugly to people - cos no matter that I'm annonymous - its just wouldnt want to hurt people. its so unnecessary
2007-01-16 07:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by supagrrrl84 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you are a coward. It's the same as yelling abuse from the safety of a moving car.
2007-01-16 07:37:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your true character comes out. Be careful... what goes around comes around. ..you will reap your just rewards.......Cosmic justice
2007-01-16 07:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by territizzyb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know why..but you do...if you want to improve your behavior do something....good luck!
2007-01-16 07:41:59 · answer #10 · answered by invisible1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋