When I was a kid I remember watching that old Goofy cartoon, the one when he got behnd the wheel he turned into a monster, but when he was out of the car he was ok. We al know of people who have road rage-
but its seems to me that on boards something like "internet rage " has developed.
People just going on and insulting or antogonizing for the sake of it-even when in an argument they take the lowest base of insults. I myslef have had a few "fights" on here and have been guilty of saying a mean thing or two to certain persons- but never just to be offensive or personally attack.
With revent posts by stickpussy, mixedpretty boy, and geek meet, and others we know well-they go off on these tyrades then some go back and apologize for it.
Some of them have admitted that it's because they have issues with themselves, transsexuals, or whatever. But I personally think that for most people who randomly do these type of posts, it somehow gives them power. Maybe they don't feel too good about themselves, or they are angry, issues etc..So they site behind a pc screen and say things and insult people that they would not have the nerve to do in person.
It gives them the upper hand in their mind to say- "Im better than you" in so many words and satisfies those feelings of inadequacy that they might have.
I wonder is this is spawning all this "Internet Rage"....