While I know what your saying, if you say you don't like a person's dress and you genuinely don't, then that's just a personal opinion and your not trolling. What's happening more and more though is your getting people saying they don't like the dress even when they do, and they're just trying to force a reaction. They'll usually go one step further aswell and not just say they don't like the dress but add a personal insult in there aswell and that's when you know what they're really trying to do.
Trolling is exactly that, saying stuff to get a reaction from someone, but I just hate how the word has been bastardised to mean anyone with a differing opinion. Looking at it another way it's like they're sticking their fingers in the ears and going LA-LA-LA-LA-LA.
For some people being on social media typing horrible things about others make them happy. Insulting others gives them a boost in life.
I think being behind a computer and the obvious distance between yourself and the other party you you may be speaking to, gives people this false sense of security, on the basis that the person on the other end can't see them and can't physically get to them. A lot of "rude" people online are often, introverted individuals who feel powerless in the real world, so they use the virtual world to exercise their "power". People also feel like there aren't as many consequences online, if things get really bad online, you can delete your profile, in the real world that is not an option. In the real world you get punched in the face...
I just think people are idiots sometimes. People who are rude are either ignorant, angry or just trolling for fun. Don't take those rude comments to heart because people are just dumb-- take the higher approach, be the bigger person in internet fights because they don't really add anything to your life so leave it be.
Because they don't have to look at the other party face to face. They have the anonymity and safety of saying whatever they want in the comfort of their living room. Everybody is brave behind a computer screen. I am sure that half the things that are said online would not be said in person.
I think its because they can hide behind a computer screen. Its a lot harder to be rude to someones face than it is if you may never meet them, or are a large distance apart. I also think many people forget that what they put on the internet can cause a lot of damage and that whatever they put on there is there forever.
A certain degree of anonymity, coupled with nasty, immature, or mentally challenged people, equals a lot of the garbage on the web. It is a disturbing commentary on the human race that with a global, always-on, nearly-instant, network, a huge percentage of said is devoted to insults, raunch, hatred, and brainless "entertainment". Oh well, we humans have our finer moments too.
I think there are a few factors that cause people to be rude jerks online. For one, it's the anonymity. You don't have to own your comments. Second, I think there are a lot of people with low self esteem online. They take their frustrations out online because it's easy to access and they don't have any personal face to face interaction with the people they are insulting.
