Ok so there's bin a lot of bickering and bullying and snideyness and that recently, which reveals there's a fair bit of pent-up anger and rage in some people. We all get wound up sometimes, but some of us more than others. The phenomenon of Internet Rage isn't something trivial; as we come to embrace such technology increasingly, so the nature of our relationships with others changes from just face to face/telephone encounters, to textual ones via the web, speshly on internet forums such as this one. I've had many a ding-dong with folk I've never met, and got a tad wound up of occasion, but is it really all that easy to just turn off and walk away? Certain recent events on here suggest not.
I try to not allow myself to get annoyed with people on the other end of a keyboard, somewhere in the Ether, but it's not always that easy, and I do sometimes have to bite my lip, and refrain from venting my spleen on someone, as that just doesn't really help matters. TBH I'd rather see others as potential firneds, rather than enemies.
As someone with a history of experiencing difficulty, at times, in enjoying wholly peaceful interaction with others, I'm learning to curb my enthusiasm for a good fight; whilst there is a certain cathartic satisfaction in battle, it's also potentially very destructive and detrimental to good happy relations.
So what is it about others online, that winds you up? This isn't meant to provoke arguments and vitriol, but a genuine attempt at seeking explanation for our actions.
For me, it's the clash of egos that is my personal weakness; I can't bear to appear 'wrong', or ultimately 'weak'. I think this is probbly at the root of many people's argumentativeness, but also, some are driven by a strong sense of morality or ethics, which they want others to share. The need to impose one's will upon others is another cause of conflict. Seems that the less certain someone is about their own views/values/beliefs, the more vehement they can become in their arguments. Some simply want others to share the enlightenment they believe they have achieved for themselves, however.
What gets your goat? What makes your poo itch? What presses your anger button?
Through sharing, comes understanding....
GO!
