Why are people online so dumb?

[R1pp3r]

It’s easy to get skills, but after you have achieved that, you need to get good at insulting to have any chance to own people in duels. The insults will throw people of guard so you can strike them down. For example if someone says “You easy noob!” the other player will react with something like “wtf did you say to me!” and then there is an opening, then he can follow up with “OWNED” and so on. It’s just like in that game, Monkey Island. Learn to ignore or master the art of insults ya stinkin’ filthy scallywags!

[Theif of Time]

I Am Murray, The Demonic Talking Skull!
Bwahahahahha

[Ephemeral]

The anonymous nature of the medium removes responsibility that people might normally feel. And this is in addition to steady generational decrease of personal responsibility that seems to be occurring.

[Liquid Blue]

Don't listen to Stalklee she's a girl and girls are stupid

WOOPS THERE I GO AGAIN!

And yea Vyk I thought of that pic when I read this topic.

[Subjugation]

Aaaahahaha!

[Stompa]

Because most are under 16, and most people under 16 are immature.

Yeah

[Jeenyuss]

thank you

[Vykromond]

They came to MIT a few weeks back to give a lecture (of sorts). A couple of friends and I went, and one came with a camera, so he has a photo of Gabe redrawing that comic with chalk on a blackboard during the "lecture," I'll see if he can scan it next time I see him

[ogron]

i think TW is more of an outlet than a utopian social construct, although obviously simplying and generalizing it that way isn't overly accurate.

often i think there's a duality going on, whether the main attributes of expression are an outlet or social network or whether they be something else. ie, being a total idiot in public chat + having good relationship with squadmates or being this mysterious soft spoken vet + talkative and responsible squad leader, etc...

so in context with the subject of people being dumb, id say it probably relates to people using TW as an outlet, regardless of the source. then u have ppl who are just plain dumb ^-^

[Pressure Drop]

i've argued with 2 english kids that the U.K. was in the E.U. ...

and they ganged up on me telling me it wasn't ...

they went on for a while and even called me stupid till some other random ppl backed me up and they shut up.

I get that they are young and ignorant but why argue so vehemently over something they obviously know little about, it perplexed me . Also how didn't they know? surely they should teach that in school at an early age? i remember my p6 teacher (aged about 9-10) teaching us the countries in europe and he cracked up when someone got Hungary wrong (i thought it was a little harsh as it wasn't an easy one like France or Italy)

so i think alot of the problem is that the dumb ones out gang and abuse the smarter young folk and are the ones that talk more ... unfortunatly

[Acidmouse]

Most people in the world are dumb fuks, online just reflects this.

[ZeUs!!]

Plus the fact that people's language and avatar is the complete reflection of their personality, so when they spell stuff wrong they just look stupid

[Ashlee]

Most people in the world are dumb fuks, online just reflects this.

stupid fuk, feel me tho