Originally posted by Grampy Bobby"Why do people think it’s okay to say racist, inflammatory, or otherwise socially inappropriate things online? Research in communication and psychology has investigated people’s perceptions, rationale, and behavior and identified several factors that determine the likelihood that a given individual may post offensive content.
"Why do people think it’s okay to say racist, inflammatory, or otherwise socially inappropriate things online? Research in communication and psychology has investigated people’s perceptions, rationale, and behavior and identified several factors that determine the likelihood that a given individual may post offensive content.
Following are eight:
1. ...[text shortened]... ."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/better-living-technology/201408/why-the-online-trolls-troll
Following are eight:
"2. Perceived obscurity. Even if people are using their own Facebook accounts tied to their offline identities and know they are not anonymous, they may still have feelings of obscurity. That is, they believe that their expressions are still relatively private. If Henry is commenting on the site of his small hometown paper in Kentucky, for example, he may feel less obscure than if he comments on a story on the Washington Post site. Even though both comments are tied to his name, the poster thinks the people that matter in his life won’t really notice the Post comment, and that the people who do see his comments are just faceless masses he'll never encounter offline.
3. Perceived majority status. The spiral of silence theory suggests that when people think they are in the majority in a certain setting, they will more freely express their opinion than those who see themselves as in the minority, and may fear social ostracism if they express an unpopular opinion. Thus, although individuals may not make sexist or racist comments offline, they may feel it’s okay to do so in a particular online setting because they think their opinion is the prevalent one there."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/better-living-technology/201408/why-the-online-trolls-troll
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieYour apology was, in my opinion, insincere. But it doesn't matter as I'm not interested in it anyway. And besides it is the Lord you should be seeking forgiveness from, not me.
I have apologized for calling someone a son of satan that wasn't even construed as being
abusive, thats how good a person I am.
Originally posted by divegeesterOk Ill petition Lord Vader and seek forgiveness for something that wasn't even abusive. He
Your apology was, in my opinion, insincere. But it doesn't matter as I'm not interested in it anyway. And besides it is the Lord you should be seeking forgiveness from, not me.
just may think Im crazy and ask me to come back when i have actually offended someone.
What do you think, should i wait until I've done something bad first?
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Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou weren't apologising because of its abusiveness, were you?
Ok Ill petition Lord Vader and seek forgiveness for something that wasn't even abusive. He
just may think Im crazy and ask me to come back when i have actually offended someone.
What do you think, should i wait until I've done something bad first?
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Originally posted by divegeesterNo i don't believe what i said was abusive, its you who stated it was abusive, not me. You
So then it's not really an apology for what you said, and as I suspected another strong of insincerity from you.
can't expect people to believe your propaganda, surely you don't even believe it? I certainly
don't.