Paula Coots's Blog: Paula's Blather about Writing. Mostly. - Posts Tagged "rude-opinions-negative-posts"

Sometimes it seems to me like opinions expressed online get meaner, more self-righteous daily. Maybe it's the buffer of expressing yourself through a somewhat anonymous method that allows you to "speak" much more harshly than you would if you were looking into another person's eyes. We all have our "quibbles" and points of view. We can all get snarky and try to be funny in our little reviews, posts and tweets, etc.
Personally, I like to hear multiple points of view, even the ones I don't happen to agree with. It feels like I get a broader picture of what's going on out there. But there seems to be an element of hysteria over the smallest things! And condemnations "to rot in hell!" for...for what? Something you don't personally like?
It can get vicious over a moustache!
The internet is such a great tool for reaching out to others, spreading knowledge and fun. It saddens me when it's used as a vehicle for hatefulness, over issues great and small.
We're all just people, after all, typing away on our little keyboards.