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randomuser  ·  3190 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why people are terrible

    The difference between typing "go fuck yourself" onto a screen and saying "go fuck yourself" to someone's face is monumental. You don't have to watch the anger in their expression or show them any form of hesitation or discomfort in your own if you're on the internet.

This is part of the problem. Between how sue happy people are these days and the fact that you can hide behind your internet identity, nobody takes responsibility for the things they say. There is no real negative repercussion. You can be mean or rude and not have to deal with the actual damage/implication caused by what you said, so who cares... right?