tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post6634488724794355734..comments2023-10-31T06:20:45.622-05:00Comments on Raving Black Lunatic: Why You Say That?Big Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-31532325815961002802009-06-22T12:55:43.603-05:002009-06-22T12:55:43.603-05:00I agree with you somewhat, Big Man, in terms of th...I agree with you somewhat, Big Man, in terms of the dark side of anonymity. On the other hand, what I also see are discussion boards where people can gather and discuss things they wouldn't be able to otherwise, and most everybody is well behaved. I think a lot depends on who's running the place. Discussion boards or even blogs where there is no moderation of the comments at all and no rules at all tend to invite some serious whack-jobs, but I guess that's sort of the pro/con thing with the Internet. <br /><br />It can encourage community and connection and it can also undermine it.Deacon Bluehttp://holyhell.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-19800495286983837232009-06-18T12:15:58.765-05:002009-06-18T12:15:58.765-05:00This is a toughie. Sometimes I feel I give out too...This is a toughie. Sometimes I feel I give out too much info and then I beat myself up as a result. I'm trying to get better with that. Sometimes you want to get things off your chest but you have to be VERY careful who you share with. There are some mean folks in this world who will pretend to be a friend and then use your confidences against you, which really, really hurts.<br /><br />I sort of agree with you about the internet bringing out the worst in some people, but generally I assume that the people who are nasty on the web are nasty in real life, they may fake it at work and let it out at home or vice versa but I think it lets people give reign to more easily vent their inner nastiness. There is a lot of anger out there that isn't channelled correctly and turns into nastiness and it leaks into the web. Then too it is easy for things to be misinterpreted when you don't hear someone's tone of voice, body language etc.Lisa Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-90590973775224856592009-06-17T15:43:03.778-05:002009-06-17T15:43:03.778-05:00I think the anonymity of the internet actually enc...I think the anonymity of the internet actually encourages the worst in human beings.Big Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510881583909431416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803135128442396638.post-45603134672754182202009-06-17T14:31:05.930-05:002009-06-17T14:31:05.930-05:00Zealously protect my blog identities and occasiona...Zealously protect my blog identities and occasionally let loose with stuff on my mind on my blogs and other people's blogs when I need to share something I don't want the people around me every day to know.<br /><br />And for the stuff I REALLY don't want people to know (even most of the people I regularly interact with online alone, much less in real world), have completely other identities to hang out at the forums and blogs and other such places where discussing such things is normal.<br /><br />In normal life, though, I try not to share too much. Mrs. Blue would probably argue that I'm too open even there, but I believe I manage to keep most of the personal stuff to myself.<br /><br />I think the beauty of the Internet is that if we need to share our private stuff, there are ways to do it online that keep our real IDs secret. And that's the way it should be. A perfect forum for allowing us to safely share things that we once could hardly share with anyone, while still being able to hold our heads up and not be ridiculed or judged in the real world.<br /><br />That's what works for me, anyway.Deacon Bluehttp://holyhell.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com