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Being youreself (read: a dick) on the internet

eric.eric. __BANNED USERS regular
edited July 2008 in Social Entropy++
Why is it so easy to slip up on certain things on the internet (regardless of that person on the receiving end of your shallow remark is known to you in "IRL" or not) as opposed to when you're talking with actual real people in the same room? I mean shit. Are we really that horrible inside?

Let's discuss stories of general assery gone awry in a bad bad way with friends, families, and wives (for the three of you hellions who managed to find someone as sick and twisted as you are).

I'll start it off:

I was chatting with my girlfriend (at the time) and told her to shut the fuck up because she told me she wanted me to be more sensitive. i was being ironic I swear!
fucking worth it.

Go!

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  • the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm kind of a dick in real life too

    the wook on
  • ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    im nicer on the internet than i am in real life because i know the people in real life better

    Projeck on
  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Yeah basically, pages and pages of

    "I'm so cool for being an asshole. Look how cool I am."

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Cue Pony stomping in and Wiggin trying his best to follow suit.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Sara LynnSara Lynn I can handle myself. Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    one time I said 'el oh el' and man that was so embarrassing

    Sara Lynn on
  • eric.eric. __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    it was really intended to be a "no wait thats not what i meant" "ahaha but u said it oh man" "i know i was so sorry for it"

    but fine. :(

    eric. on
  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I try to be nice. It's not like I have to go out of my way or anything.

    Marshmallow on
  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Sara Lynn wrote: »
    one time I said 'el oh el' and man that was so embarrassing

    I saw "LOL" on a company report
    I just shook my head in shame

    BusterK on
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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I am the ultimate badass. State of the badass art.
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    Weaver on
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Cue Pony stomping in and Wiggin trying his best to follow suit.

    And Shibby will sicken us all.

    BigDes on
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    You say things on the internet that you don't IRL because of the disconnect between the social consequences that comes from participating in an anonymous (or semi-anonymous) setting.

    Even if I know the guy who I am calling a prick personally, he's not able to react immediately to what I say and that causes a surge of confidence to call him more asshole names.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    i love the phrase 'read: a dick'

    Mr. Henry Bemis on
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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BigDes wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Cue Pony stomping in and Wiggin trying his best to follow suit.

    And Shibby will sicken us all.

    Well, shit why do we even need a thread?

    BusterK on
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  • seizureorbsseizureorbs Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    1 tyme i pwned this n00b on conterstrik lol

    seizureorbs on
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  • ShankusuShankusu __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm not meaner here than I am in real life

    I'm just less clever and less ridiculous so I get taken more seriously

    I'm also a lot more inflammatory here

    it's a big bad situation

    Shankusu on
  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BusterK wrote: »
    Sara Lynn wrote: »
    one time I said 'el oh el' and man that was so embarrassing

    I saw "LOL" on a company report
    I just shook my head in shame

    I'm sure it just stood for "Limit of Liability" or something.

    Marshmallow on
  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    i call people i know in real life fags and i call people i interknow fags

    when the two converge i lick their neck

    Mr. Henry Bemis on
    Nothing is true; Everything is permitted
  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Shankusu wrote: »
    I'm not meaner here than I am in real life

    I'm just less clever and less ridiculous so I get taken more seriously

    I'm also a lot more inflammatory here

    it's a big bad situation

    LonesomeDeathOfShankusu.png

    Marshmallow on
  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    in real life when I get the impulse to say a comment like I would on the internet to someone who is being dumb, most of the time I think better of it and just don't say anything

    Centipede Damascus on
  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    My friend linked my a video of midgets fighting

    another friend put a shock video (guy hitting his penis with a hammer) on one of those public computers in a mall and walked away

    we are all horrible people

    Tav on
  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    i love the phrase 'read: a dick'

    read: a dick
    read: a dick
    read: a motherfucking dick

    BusterK on
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    BigDes wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Cue Pony stomping in and Wiggin trying his best to follow suit.

    And Shibby will sicken us all.

    And shorty will rise into his ivory tower and tfs will act like an autistic monkey.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I have never once been an asshole

    Raneados on
  • Sara LynnSara Lynn I can handle myself. Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I like to think I act almost the same IRL as I do online

    I think people might be surprised at how laid back I am but other than that I don't think anyone will be surprised

    Sara Lynn on
  • WileyWiley In the dirt.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Being nice is the best way to get what you want. People seem to go out of their way to not do what assholes want.

    Wiley on
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  • Xeroxed SoulXeroxed Soul Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    It's all about face to face contact.. you dont have to SEE how your words effect a person, that combined with the ability to think thoroughly for as long as necessary to come up with the meanest most scornful thing possible, when insulting on the internet... whereas face to face you have to be on your toes, actually be quick

    I've found that not having to look someone in the face makes talking about lots of things easier, so it just goes hand in hand

    Xeroxed Soul on
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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BusterK wrote: »
    Sara Lynn wrote: »
    one time I said 'el oh el' and man that was so embarrassing

    I saw "LOL" on a company report
    I just shook my head in shame

    my boss doesn't know the difference between there/they're/their

    reading her performance reviews makes me feel like my head is going to explode

    Centipede Damascus on
  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BusterK wrote: »
    Sara Lynn wrote: »
    one time I said 'el oh el' and man that was so embarrassing

    I saw "LOL" on a company report
    I just shook my head in shame

    I'm sure it just stood for "Limit of Liability" or something.

    Nope
    It meant exactly that
    The fellow who wrote it is known to say that out loud in conversation
    Repeatedly

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm a dick more often than not but I try to be nice

    Dr.Funkenstein on
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2008
    At any rate, I act exactly the same online and offline.

    ASK ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME HERE

    ASK EM

    YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO

    FUCKERS

    Munkus Beaver on
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  • RinderRinder Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm really quiet in the real world. Keith already has a hold on that so I may have to find another niche.

    Rinder on
  • RinderRinder Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    At any rate, I act exactly the same online and offline.

    ASK ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME HERE

    ASK EM

    YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO

    FUCKERS

    You were able to stab my stomach with your pelvic bone. How in the hell...

    Rinder on
  • ShankusuShankusu __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2008
    Shankusu wrote: »
    I'm not meaner here than I am in real life

    I'm just less clever and less ridiculous so I get taken more seriously

    I'm also a lot more inflammatory here

    it's a big bad situation

    LonesomeDeathOfShankusu.png

    ahhhahah

    oh

    oh my god

    did you make that?

    Shankusu on
  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    BigDes wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    is this gonna be an internet badass thread

    Cue Pony stomping in and Wiggin trying his best to follow suit.

    And Shibby will sicken us all.

    And shorty will rise into his ivory tower and tfs will act like an autistic monkey.

    And Munkus will tell us how atheists are all stupid for not being amoral

    wait what are doing here

    Tossrock on
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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Munkus is actually a cool dude in person.

    Weaver on
  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I'm a much worse person here than in real life
    But I blame all of you for that

    BusterK on
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  • MarshmallowMarshmallow Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Shankusu wrote: »
    Shankusu wrote: »
    I'm not meaner here than I am in real life

    I'm just less clever and less ridiculous so I get taken more seriously

    I'm also a lot more inflammatory here

    it's a big bad situation

    LonesomeDeathOfShankusu.png

    ahhhahah

    oh

    oh my god

    did you make that?

    Yup.

    Marshmallow on
  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I will never be rid of the sight of Munkus and Sam scissoring on Nevilles couch.

    Weaver on
  • DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    I think I'm actually a little more crass in real life than I am on the internet.

    Being a dick is something I only really do around people with whom I'm comfortable. I'm generally a pretty nice guy if I don't know you too well.

    Defenestrator on
  • WileyWiley In the dirt.Registered User regular
    edited July 2008
    Weaver wrote: »
    Munkus is actually a cool dude in person.

    As cool as the Fonze?

    Wiley on
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