I've ranted before. But that sort of thing just reminds me that being a jerk and taking cheap shots is funny for most of the world. And that taking a sadistic joy in putting down others is still an international pasttime.
In my experience, this isn't as prevalant as you think. It's more prevalant on the Internet. I think it has something to do with the sort of person likely to act that way in the first place, and how likely they are to be attracted a medium like an the Internet where they can poison a lot of people for cheap. They'd be on TV if they could, but the Internet will have to do.
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Date: 2004-04-02 06:35 am (UTC)In my experience, this isn't as prevalant as you think. It's more prevalant on the Internet. I think it has something to do with the sort of person likely to act that way in the first place, and how likely they are to be attracted a medium like an the Internet where they can poison a lot of people for cheap. They'd be on TV if they could, but the Internet will have to do.