I love the Internet, but I steer clear of things like chat-rooms because all people ever wanna do is just curse, fight, threaten & shout at each other. I no longer leave comments on my favourite video website, Youtube, because every single time I receive an E-mail telling me that someone's responded to one of my comments, I'm frightened that it's going to be a rude comment, which sometimes, it is. I'm even frightened of Yahoo. It makes no difference if you're being polite to someone or saying how much you love a certain video. You can't even express your honest opinions because people will write very hurtful & rude comments to you. So, I never share my thoughts anymore. What's the point?
Why do so many people enjoy hurting others over the Internet? What on earth is the point in verbally-attacking people on the Internet just for saying something kind and innocent or just for expressing their feelings? Last I checked, we all had a right to speak our minds.
2007-08-14 03:53:42 · 5 answers · asked by highland_white_wolf 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet ➔ YouTube
RICHARD F. Thanks for your advice. It was nice to hear from a nice person. You're right about one thing...actually, you're right about pretty much everything you said, LOL! Human beings are indeed VERY weird creatures, LOL!
2007-08-14 04:08:19 · update #1
YOU'RE DESPICABLE (username, not insult). I like you. Thank you for your kind answer. Like you, I too am no angel but I usually try to avoid confrontations. I occasionally explode if I feel it is absolutely necessary. I actually thought I was going to receive very rude answers in response to my question. I'm pleased so far, that I haven't. Thank you.
2007-08-14 05:08:48 · update #2
I think you answered your own question. People like to hurt people. Very simple. It's like listening to the news. If all the news was good, no one would be interested. Most news is about the bad things that have happened and that is what we humans like to see/hear it.
Bottom line...humans are weird creatures. Sorry.
2007-08-14 04:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Richard F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you this, people hide behind their computers, they would never dream of talking that garbage to my face without some form of retaliation from me. A lot of it comes from punk kids that threaten their parents or their parents just don't care. Kids these days think they're all that and a bag of chips. Then you have those adults that act just like kids. Something sore happens in their life and they just want to take it out on the Internet. People also don't take into consideration that the elderly also have a computer and they have to read such degradation. I'm no angel on here and I do get sarcastic but, I do have my limits. It's pretty damn bad that we have to be limited in defending ourselves and yet, the rhetorical, snide and despicable people want all the control. Those type of people have no sense of moral value. You definitely got a star from me and I can feel your anguish. This place here reminds me of a movie "Children Of The Corn" because that's who has control over the Internet right now, the selfish little brats that think the world owes them everything.
2007-08-14 04:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by !~"Fish On"~! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the internet is the home of the heartless. It's a great place for people to say the cruel and horrible things that they would never say to someone in person. The (perceived) anonymity of the internet makes them feel like what they are doing is not really hurting anyone. If you're going to spend any time interacting with people online, you have to learn to ignore that stuff.
2007-08-14 04:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you , whole heatedly.
I have stopped playing checkers and on line pocker ,only because of the rudeness, I would offer you an alternative and suggest you join a university blog site they have monitors that kick these ignorant people off the sites.
i would tell you the groups i belong to but i am afraid to have them polluted by another reader on this site that is looking to ruin any ones good time, just look at the people that send out worms or virus, what do they get out of ruining peoples computer hard drives? it wasnt always like this, and if you notice those that are being charged are all educated idiots with no life at all.
2007-08-14 04:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by t-bone 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they say rude things because they are hiding behind their keyboard and think no harm cam come to them because its just the internet so they act rude, ignorant and "tough"
2007-08-14 17:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Deerent15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋