This isn't supposed to call out anyone personally, but it is a problem I've seen in online interactions over the years. Recently, I saw a comment on one of GameXplain's Pikmin videos that didn't sit well for me. While the initial comment that provoked the reply wasn't really that offensive by comparison, this reply in particular was scathingly overreactive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY5MDm4 ... 4242445758Regardless of the point the commentator is trying to make, I'm wondering why people like him resort to harsh language and insults at the drop of a hat. While I'm not saying that swearing is morally wrong (especially if it's just for fun among close friends), it's a bit dodgy to even stoop to that level when dealing with unsavory people. Personally, I would try to keep my cool as long as humanly possible since, in my own experience, lashing out just caused me more trouble. In spite of this, I've seen other people online openly insult the intelligence of people they disagree with and even go so far as to call them a Nazi (or sometimes "worse than Hitler"). Sure, some of these instances "earned" a slap on the wrist at the very least, but there are multiple times where nothing is really done regardless of whether or not it was brought to the attention of the site staff on these web sites.
With all that in consideration, does it make you smarter/more mature to treat someone you don't like as an ignorant child at the very least? I want to say "no," but multiple people online still follow this mentality anyway and even encourage it through one means or another. While I understand why anyone would punch an overly happy person, I just want to see why it's alright to even lash out at people who raise points in a relatively neutral manner. Also, even if the initial comment was relatively nasty, how come the "bigger man principle" is enforced like a game of Russian Roulette?
This isn't supposed to call out anyone personally, but it is a problem I've seen in online interactions over the years. Recently, I saw a comment on one of GameXplain's Pikmin videos that didn't sit well for me. While the initial comment that provoked the reply wasn't really that offensive by comparison, this reply in particular was scathingly overreactive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY5MDm4ydIQ&lc=z12hhbtwjz2zyxgkv22nuh0xbvrnchoue.1496924242445758
Regardless of the point the commentator is trying to make, I'm wondering why people like him resort to harsh language and insults at the drop of a hat. While I'm not saying that swearing is morally wrong (especially if it's just for fun among close friends), it's a bit dodgy to even stoop to that level when dealing with unsavory people. Personally, I would try to keep my cool as long as humanly possible since, in my own experience, lashing out just caused me more trouble. In spite of this, I've seen other people online openly insult the intelligence of people they disagree with and even go so far as to call them a Nazi (or sometimes "worse than Hitler"). Sure, some of these instances "earned" a slap on the wrist at the very least, but there are multiple times where nothing is really done regardless of whether or not it was brought to the attention of the site staff on these web sites.
With all that in consideration, does it make you smarter/more mature to treat someone you don't like as an ignorant child at the very least? I want to say "no," but multiple people online still follow this mentality anyway and even encourage it through one means or another. While I understand why anyone would punch an overly happy person, I just want to see why it's alright to even lash out at people who raise points in a relatively neutral manner. Also, even if the initial comment was relatively nasty, how come the "bigger man principle" is enforced like a game of Russian Roulette?