Someone give me a good reason why internet drama is any different from real-life drama. Why is “arguing on the internet” more retarded than arguing in real life?
If people are so self-conscious about being hip and cool and non-dramatic and, um, human on the internet, then what’s the big deal?
Because morons tend to talk a lot on the internet, when in real life they might be more likely to keep mouths shut.
But arguing with stupid people is retarded no matter what, you either have to ignore them, or shoot them, because there is no way in hell you can make any sort of logical rhetorical appeal.
All right, but what about people that put themselves down for writing about how bad they’re feeling? What’s the big thing about being so self-conscious?
dunno, wierdos.
People in real life or killed for doing and saying less. That’s even more retarded!
Yeah? Well some people are even born with physical and mental handicapps that effect them for like. THAT’S retarded!
I think some of the time it’s just because the things people argue about on the internet are just so trivial and worthless that you just have to wonder why they bothered in the first place.
Internet drama is not any different from real-ife drama except in the obvious difference in venue.
As for what’s the big deal, you’ve got me. I’m just as me on my LJ as I am in person. 🙂
to what are you referring?
It’s because any normal person given the anonymity of the internet can be irrational and stupid. It’s far easier to pick a fight with somebody when you don’t have to look at them. Thus it’s more practical not to let stupidity get to you.
I hardly think it’s that. I think people really are that stupid in real life, but it’s not recorded down! I mean, how often do you hear someone being completely stupid, only to (thankfully) forget.
Also, drama, again, it’s because it’s recorded. Also, It’s not just that they’re anonymous, you’re anonymous too, so pretty much anyone can read it. In real life you don’t tell your boss about how your cat has the shits.
I’d like to point out that some people don’t take livejournal/messageboards seriously at all. I treat livejournal, for instance, like I would a regular diary: mostly stream of consciousness bullshiz, whatever’s on my mind. It’s just me talking to myself, and I rarely consider the fact that I have an small audience unless I’m thinking about censoring what I’m saying.
Arguing on the internet is different from arguing in real life because you have no idea how serious the person online is being or how much they believe what they’re saying (especially on something like livejournal that was pretty much designed to promote “web-drama” and prevent any kind of meaningful conversation). Maybe there should be something below mood and music to indicate whether or not you anticipate your post being meaningful to you the next day.
Jeff you are a fag no one likes you kill yourself or just rat on tommy again you pice of gay shit.
Hey Tommy is my friend why the hell would you say something like that, who are you I’ll kill you.
This is Marlene again, isn’t it? I’m so telling Brett about you and Derek.
Well, the usual reasons about internet arguing have already been discussed, so for that I give you either:
The simple reasons, via Penny Arcade.
or
The complex reasons via someone’s master’s degree thesis paper.
As for you other question regarding self-conscious people, I guess you could just call that an extension of low-level narcissistic dependency disorder, where on the internet a person can more effectively disguise their negative traits in order to gain acceptance with certain social groups. Again, the only real difference here between the internet and real life is the degree of anonymity.
I’m not talking about anonymity issues. I have actually read both of the things you’ve linked. In fact, my entire post wasn’t really phrased well and I was sorta getting at something else: arguments between people that know each other, and the drama that erupts from that.
And in saying that the only difference between real life and the internet is anonymity, then you have answered my question – when people aren’t anonymous, the drama that they can have can be just as real as in real life.
The internet is serious business.
Arguing on the internet is retarded, because everyone in the world can do it. And they DO.
three simple reasons, as far as i can see
1. people never act the same on the internet as they do in real life, no matter what they claim otherwise
2. the internet lacks inflection and body language
3. human interaction is complicated enough as it is, adding the complication of any possible complication resulting from the internet being used to interact hinders maximum amount of communication
funny how the comment seemed to be aimed towards causing internet drama, huh?