Anonymity on the internet makes people act like assholes. That's not to say that people aren't assholes all the time, but not having to be a dick to someone face-to-face definitely makes people a little braver than they would be at, say, a bar.
A killer example of this happened last week when a Twitter dumbass decided to start giving a pro boxer a raft of shit. The boxer, having had enough, decided to make a little day trip to said douche bag's home. The whole thing is chronicled here:
Boxer owns an internet trollIt's a pretty hilarious read. Now, being an author, I obviously have my fair share of people shitting on me. But I can't imagine the hate thrown at pro-athletes. If someone wants to trash one of my books, I just have to read about it. If you're a boxer who loses a fight, you not only did you get your ass kicked in front of thousands to millions of people, but then you have morons screaming ridiculous things at you from the crowd. The anger and embarrassment is unimaginable to me.
BUT, I do love reading the tweets from this particular internet troll as he totally backpedals from his comments and then deletes his account altogether. What a hero.
Published on March 20, 2013 13:28