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<blockquote data-quote="DungeonsNDads" data-source="post: 6276245" data-attributes="member: 6775164"><p>Can't say I was ever bullied, people used to try but that's just kids, I grew a thick skin and bloody knuckles growing up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I agree that people will suck if they just inherently suck, and an a-hole on the street will equally be an a-hole on the internet, he doesn't need a mask nor anonymity. However, you take the trolls, griefers, anonymous bullies and faceless scum on the internet that have a mask and then put them face to face with that same person they were harassing... I guarantee that that vast majority of them won't be quite so quick to be a jerk. If you're a nice guy in real life.. that generally translates over into how you are with people in general and when you get on the internet you're equally a nice person. If you have that mean streak in you in real life but society and conformity make you push it to one side, or the general acceptance that if you did <em>whatever you wanted to do and screw the consequences</em> then the consequences might get you your ass kicked.. so people generally stfu and keep their heads down.</p><p></p><p>So yeh, people can suck without a mask, and hell at least we're seeing what those people are like, but for most people you don't see the real them until there are no consequences to their actions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DungeonsNDads, post: 6276245, member: 6775164"] Can't say I was ever bullied, people used to try but that's just kids, I grew a thick skin and bloody knuckles growing up :) I agree that people will suck if they just inherently suck, and an a-hole on the street will equally be an a-hole on the internet, he doesn't need a mask nor anonymity. However, you take the trolls, griefers, anonymous bullies and faceless scum on the internet that have a mask and then put them face to face with that same person they were harassing... I guarantee that that vast majority of them won't be quite so quick to be a jerk. If you're a nice guy in real life.. that generally translates over into how you are with people in general and when you get on the internet you're equally a nice person. If you have that mean streak in you in real life but society and conformity make you push it to one side, or the general acceptance that if you did [I]whatever you wanted to do and screw the consequences[/I] then the consequences might get you your ass kicked.. so people generally stfu and keep their heads down. So yeh, people can suck without a mask, and hell at least we're seeing what those people are like, but for most people you don't see the real them until there are no consequences to their actions. [/QUOTE]
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