Why do people take out such rage and frustration on Apolyton moderators? Why do otherwise mature people resort to whining and bemoaning a website they keep returning to? It's because the internet provides a wall of anonomity between us. None of us has ever met face to face. Really, all we know about each other is what we read in these forums. This semi-reality allows us, in the OT forums, to say the most hateful, irrational, offensive statements without fear of reprisal. To those who don't have confidence outside of the forums, they provide a place where they can cut lose, because it seems less real. There isn't that person in front of you staring you down...often the person is great distances away from you. That's what makes it so easy for Apolytoners to get mad at Markos and Dan when things go wrong. Some people don't seem to realize that the internet was built by humans, and that this site is run by humans, and both are subject to limits. And sometimes, people get so tied up that they don't seem to make that distinction between reality and virtual reality.
Then again, I'm really tired, so this may be a bunch of phooey.
Then again, I'm really tired, so this may be a bunch of phooey.
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