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Social Media Gets the Worst in Some of Us
How come we’re all so courageous online?
Social media can be a wonderful and grim place at the same time.
So many people find the courage to speak up online that we sometimes wonder what has gotten into them. Would the same people who shout from the top of their keyboards be just as brave if they’d have to shout from the top of their actual little lungs?
Or is it that the higher the distance, the more pumped up their courage?
Mike Tyson says it straight from the shoulder:
“Social media made you all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.”
Sounds harsh? Perhaps.
But is there any other explanation why so many people are so mean and say such cruel things online, again and again, other than the fact they have nothing to fear of?
I’m not the type who says much, offline or online.
It can be a blessing, but also a curse. Those who speak a lot have little time to listen, and perhaps less time to notice the good and the bad things others are saying.
