I kind of disagree with you. For the most part if I’ve said something online I meant it. I may not say it to a person face to face but that usually is because of their threat level, not how shitty or unshitty the comment I’m making is. There’s also other factors like there being a time and place etc. So I’m not gonna call someone an asshole who’s mom just died, even if they are an asshole. But I generally agree that if you’re an asshole online you’re probably an asshole in real life. Online is a somewhat extreme extension of self. Filters exist for social reasons but that doesn’t make filterless comments any less you than filtered ones.
I kind of disagree with you. For the most part if I’ve said something online I meant it. I may not say it to a person face to face but that usually is because of their threat level, not how shitty or unshitty the comment I’m making is. There’s also other factors like there being a time and place etc. So I’m not gonna call someone an asshole who’s mom just died, even if they are an asshole. But I generally agree that if you’re an asshole online you’re probably an asshole in real life. Online is a somewhat extreme extension of self. Filters exist for social reasons but that doesn’t make filterless comments any less you than filtered ones.