Being an starfish on the internet.

[chaseyqurt]

bawwwww

You're dumb, I was agreeing with your use of :frogout:

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[Radial543]

You're dumb, I was agreeing with your use of :frogout:

[*Magick* Mage]

I believe I posted something similar to this as a reply. Its a mix between a lot of things. Mostly that people feel protected behind their screen, and that the other end of it doesn't effect them in anyway and that people often don't care for those whom they've never truly met.

Its a shame people feel this way and the second reasoning of mine doesn't just happen on the computer, but everywhere. Its the foundation of prejudice. Judging someone before you get to know them, and in this case being rude or intolerant to them. Whether conscious of such a judgment or not. Man often judges subconsciously, which is why it can be difficult to rise above it. And when the person has no direct effect on you besides doing something in-game or with words, it makes people feel secure of such judgment and put actions upon it.

Hm. Just a thought

[Radial543]

I believe I posted something similar to this as a reply. Its a mix between a lot of things. Mostly that people feel protected behind their screen, and that the other end of it doesn't effect them in anyway and that people often don't care for those whom they've never truly met.

Its a shame people feel this way and the second reasoning of mine doesn't just happen on the computer, but everywhere. Its the foundation of prejudice. Judging someone before you get to know them, and in this case being rude or intolerant to them. Whether conscious of such a judgment or not. Man often judges subconsciously, which is why it can be difficult to rise above it. And when the person has no direct effect on you besides doing something in-game or with words, it makes people feel secure of such judgment and put actions upon it.

Hm. Just a thought

[Zaran]

If everybody on the internet was secretly a nice person, we wouldn't have any starfishs below the age of 60.

[Tom Gunn]

[Jester]

If everybody on the internet was secretly a nice person, we wouldn't have any starfishs below the age of 60.

[Niliscro]

Being anonymous is a draw, because you can be an starfish to vent anger on one account, and then be a totally normal person on another account.
Also, there's no real-life consequences to being an starfish on the internet.

[Valen]

Being anonymous is a draw, because you can be an starfish to vent anger on one account, and then be a totally normal person on another account.
Also, there's no real-life consequences to being an starfish on the internet.

You might make other people sad :c

[Chriz]

You might make other people sad :c

Good. C:

[Niliscro]

You might make other people sad :c

Indifference is also another reason.

[Radial543]

Being anonymous is a draw, because you can be an starfish to vent anger on one account, and then be a totally normal person on another account.
Also, there's no real-life consequences to being an starfish on the internet.

[chaseyqurt]

Radial sure does like image macros.

[SeventhSandwich]

Do you guys think the sole reason that there are more richards on the internet is because we have a cloak of near perfect anonymity, or do you think that only starfishs use the internet?

Or maybe because the internet brings together so many people from all over everywhere, it seems like there are more starfishs than your school or something like that.

Or maybe people are naturally starfishs and the internet brings that out in us.

Thoughts?

p.s.; forget you.

 

Why I do not share my name.

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Yeah, we get it.