Re: Topic for discussion: getting along

From: Georgie Hinklemyer <samoolives_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:58:34 -0000

You have a point. I've also noticed more vitriol in print than in
typical conversations. It may be the moderating affect of being in
someone's personal space (or vice versa) or the lack of emotional
clues from the opposition. But I still think it's because you're in a
vacuum and can say anything you want at all.

I think it's easier to be honest to yourself when you're isolated from
others. So the deep-down convictions and opinions you wouldn't
otherwise mention in public start to creep out.

--D.




--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "debadger"
<debadger_at_p...> wrote:
> 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 2004-07-01 18:59:39