Comments on: The Social Dynamic of The Internet http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: thad http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 thad Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/#comment-6318 Yeah, sometimes I wonder if the fact that some people are jerks to start with is somewhat overlooked on the internet. It seems that comment trolls and such are often blamed on the medium. At the same time it does seem reasonable to think that it would be easier to anonymously insult people you can't see. I wonder if there are any experiments on this sort of thing. Yeah, sometimes I wonder if the fact that some people are jerks to start with is somewhat overlooked on the internet. It seems that comment trolls and such are often blamed on the medium.

At the same time it does seem reasonable to think that it would be easier to anonymously insult people you can’t see.

I wonder if there are any experiments on this sort of thing.

]]> By: Adam_Y http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/comment-page-1/#comment-6311 Adam_Y Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:01:10 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/#comment-6311 Sad but true, people feel inclined to be jerks if you can't see them. Then again, some people feel inclined to be jerks when you can see them. People are jerks. Sad but true, people feel inclined to be jerks if you can’t see them.

Then again, some people feel inclined to be jerks when you can see them.

People are jerks.

]]> By: thad http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/comment-page-1/#comment-6065 thad Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:19:14 +0000 http://www.thadguy.com/comic/the-social-dynamic-of-the-internet/295/#comment-6065 Just in case you were wondering <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19" rel="nofollow">here is a link to Penny Arcade's presentation of the theory</a>. Just in case you were wondering here is a link to Penny Arcade’s presentation of the theory.

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