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Why it happens, and how to cope (Score:1)
Namely, "Normal Person + Internet + Anonymity == Fucktard".
As for how to compensate, go listen to the Shaudenfraude song from the musical "Avenue Q".
Adam K
Re: (Score:1)
To be precise, John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory [penny-arcade.com] states that Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad.
Reiser reactions (Score:1)
I'm guessing some of the humor is people who don't want to think about weighty issues like death. It's the same reason third graders giggle about the mention of anything remotely sexual. (At least, I did in third grade...)
The comments insinuating or assuming guilt are unfortunately part of people's tendency to jump to conclusions, especially when presented with sensationalism.
The other comments a
You're Not the Only One (Score:1)
Software is replacable. A single human life is not -- how much more a family!
Re: Faith in humanity (Score:1)
I've had similar reactions about humans being horrible. After looking at conflicts, and how horribly so many people deal with them, and thinking about how friends can turn on eachother. Modern Sudanese slavery, as well as the situation in Darfur, made me feel even more down. And then I read this article [courier-journal.com] (WARNING: disturbing descriptions that may be NSFW), felt sick to my stomach, and wondered how humanity had any hope.
But.
I've had two experiences with car crashes. One in which no one was hurt, one in wh
A child's sense of self. (Score:2)
Instead of including them in humanity, look at them as you would a child: early in development and not mature enough to have the perspective that allows them to put their actions into the context of others. They are still developing a sense of self, and haven't moved onto the sense of others yet. It'