The Golden Rule of the Internet
Dec. 20th, 2007 05:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
newman"Treat people on-line the same way you would if you were seated across a table from them".
Sadly, no one follows this Golden Rule, either.
What is it about the Internet that seems to attract and encourage people who think it's Ok to be mean, rude, and irrelevant? Is it the anonymity? I have days where unplugging from all forms of mass internet communication (LJ, mailing lists) seems like a great idea. Yes, this is one of them. I'm pretty sure when The End of Days comes — whatever form it takes — that The Internet will be responsible.
(I'm amused that this won't be considered "Adult" content, when it's mostly a rumination on why many biologically mature people choose not to act like adults).
Shut off your computer. Go outside. Have a cup of coffee with someone you can actually see. Smile at someone you don't know. Be good to each other.
Sadly, no one follows this Golden Rule, either.
What is it about the Internet that seems to attract and encourage people who think it's Ok to be mean, rude, and irrelevant? Is it the anonymity? I have days where unplugging from all forms of mass internet communication (LJ, mailing lists) seems like a great idea. Yes, this is one of them. I'm pretty sure when The End of Days comes — whatever form it takes — that The Internet will be responsible.
(I'm amused that this won't be considered "Adult" content, when it's mostly a rumination on why many biologically mature people choose not to act like adults).
Shut off your computer. Go outside. Have a cup of coffee with someone you can actually see. Smile at someone you don't know. Be good to each other.
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Date: 2007-12-20 10:38 pm (UTC)