Most of what you read on the internet is written by insane people (2018)

Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by krapp on Friday January 01, 2021 @10:58AM (#25604121)

>I don't know what to think about the immense gulf between how we as a species behave behind a screen vs face to face.

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth - Oscar Wilde."

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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by Bakary on Friday January 01, 2021 @01:09PM (#25605189)

Looking at 4chan as an example, although in theory masked the discussions defaults to a specific and recognizable tone and specific ways of argumenting or joking.

Giving a mask gives you a new contextual facet of a person, but hardly the truth. Few are those who can even know the truth about themselves. I don't know if I do.

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Re:Most of what you read on the internet is written by insan... by jlokier on Friday January 01, 2021 @01:01PM (#25605129)

Perhaps it's more like give someone a mask and they will tell you their psychosis. Is the disinhibited mind properly functioning any more than a drunk person is their real self or a disinhibited muscle contributes the most to a person's presence?

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