The Public Posting Effect

[TheEldritchGod]

It doesn't.

The effect is because of the medium, text, and anonymity. You'll have the same outcome with or without an audience. Maybe you are more likely to have an argument with more people involved, but if everyone else stays out, it'd be the same if conducted by DM.

 

[melchi]

This is something that has been known for quite a while.

 

[Deleted member 113259]

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This is something that has been known for quite a while.

Bold of you to assume I'm not just as annoying in real life

 

[Anon2024]

It doesn't.

The effect is because of the medium, text, and anonymity. You'll have the same outcome with or without an audience. Maybe you are more likely to have an argument with more people involved, but if everyone else stays out, it'd be the same if conducted by DM.

One thing I've noticed is that if you're in person, people tend to be much more polite, and try to see your argument.

I find most people online simply ignore what I say and keep focusing on their own argument as though I don't get it if when I do get it but I'm trying to explain why I don't believe their argument is strong.

Bold of you to assume I'm not just as annoying in real life

Maybe that's why you're on the internet.

 

[Deleted member 113259]

Maybe that's why you're on the internet.

 

[Cipiteca396]

Trying to PM someone about a topic feels like harassment to me. Even when it's not. I guess I just don't like initiating things. I need an invitation to enter.

Alternatively, by the time I realize the conversation should have been private, I've already lost the will to continue it and try to disengage. That never turns out well...

 

[greyblob]

when i have some free time and extra money, I'll run a a few chatbot servers to constantly argue with people online, optimized to piss them off as much as possible

 

[Le_ther]

This is something I have to wonder about.

Why is it when two people have a disagreement, and it's posted in a public place or a forum, it always seem to get out of hand. Yet neither side is ever interested in it going to PM?

Thoughts?

It's really funny if they dont go through pm's as it becomes a good entertainment source tbh. I mean just look at reddit or twitter threads. It's like a pokemon battle but more of a Ego duels. Its fun and games till they start ddoxing

 

[Anon2024]

It's really funny if they dont go through pm's as it becomes a good entertainment source tbh. I mean just look at reddit or twitter threads. It's like a pokemon battle but more of a Ego duels. Its fun and games till they start ddoxing

Ego is quite the scary thing.
I usually try to end disagreements amicably but often people don't want amicable, they just want you to tell them they're right and that they don't need to change their world view to be closer to reality.

 

[LunaSoltaer]

Trying to PM someone about a topic feels like harassment to me. Even when it's not. I guess I just don't like initiating things. I need an invitation to enter.

Alternatively, by the time I realize the conversation should have been private, I've already lost the will to continue it and try to disengage. That never turns out well...

My "I am royally pissed off at you" threshold is unfortunately lower than my "Okay let's take this offline" threshold. This is unfortunate, but oh well.

(aka if I know I'm not going to convince someone and they can't convince me, I'll just drop my 2 eurocents and move on. This is why sometimes I am very impassioned in a counterattack and then just not follow it up with anything. Also because I know my followup will be less than proper.)

 

[Anon2024]

My "I am royally pissed off at you" threshold is unfortunately lower than my "Okay let's take this offline" threshold. This is unfortunate, but oh well.

(aka if I know I'm not going to convince someone and they can't convince me, I'll just drop my 2 eurocents and move on. This is why sometimes I am very impassioned in a counterattack and then just not follow it up with anything. Also because I know my followup will be less than proper.)

I think at some point dropping two cents won't work. Often someone needs an ego boost and will bait you. I've learned that even when I just try to ask a difficult question people hate it.

It's funny how despite being anonymous, people want to boost their ego.

 

[K5Rakitan]

They're both secretly hoping for supporters of their side to chime in.

 

[Deleted member 113259]

They're both secretly hoping for supporters of their side to chime in.

That's stupid.

 

[Anon2024]

That's stupid.

To come take over maybe.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

when i have some free time and extra money, I'll run a a few chatbot servers to constantly argue with people online, optimized to piss them off as much as possible

You should hire my cousin, Grin. He's a ball of gnashing teeth and hate-filled darkness.

 

[Anon2024]

You should hire my cousin. He's a ball of gnashing teeth and hate-filled darkness.

At least he isn't a cloud full of eyes and shocking lightening.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

At least he isn't a cloud full of eyes and shocking lightening.

Oh yeah. That'd just be cringe.

 

[Poleg]

Thet are too caught up in the moment

This is something I have to wonder about.

Why is it when two people have a disagreement, and it's posted in a public place or a forum, it always seem to get out of hand. Yet neither side is ever interested in it going to PM?

Thoughts?

 

[BearlyAlive]

The romans had it right, the people want blood and sports. Arguments can be made a sports, so it only needs to turn ugly for it to be entertaining.

 

[Deleted member 113259]

The romans had it right, the people want blood and sports. Arguments can be made a sports, so it only needs to turn ugly for it to be entertaining.

Gladiators were the best form of slave.