RE: Re: Topic for discussion: getting along

From: debadger <debadger_at_pacbell.net_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:34:03 -0700

That's part of it, but I've noticed people seem to take offense much more
easily in print than person and get upset much more easily. I agree that
there are plenty of people who wouldn't dare say to your face what they
routinely write in some groups. Maybe it's because in print we lack the
visual clues we get in face to face conversations?

Elena

-----Original Message-----
I don't think it's a matter of "weight" or "truth". It's just
incredibly easier to disagree in print, thanks to the impersonal
aspect of it. You can say anything you want at all, with a perfect
sense of anonymity, even if you give "your" name. There's millions of
miles of Megs between you and your target. You don't have to worry
about being polite to someone else's face - or worry about getting
into a fistfight.
--G.H.
Received on 2004-06-30 23:27:40