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" @atomic_dumpling: I agree with your sentiments, not with this thread though. People take this game shit way too seriously....and your P4 example proves it. I don't even look at the comments anymore, you should do the same! "
A man of reason. "
You have to remember that a good chunk of people commenting are probably middle schoolers and the like. The price that comes with the freedom of the internet. "
Yeap, the general vibe I'm getting is that a good majority of the site's fans were born in the nineties. It's a double-edged sword I guess; Giant Bomb has a very young and enthusiastic user base that makes it what it is, but it does go overboard at times like this. "
Agree 100%, but just so we don't give younger people too much crap, there are older guys/girls that still find the need to act like immature dicks, when things they love are looked down upon, and these fanatics despite whatever age will claw onto every thing they can, just to get what they think is a good point across. "
Oh, fo' sho'! My earlier-demonstrated tendency to overgeneralize younger users as pricks is a solid example of how you can be an ass, whatever your age haha "
That might be the reason, however i have a though that could add to the explanation of the problem.
I think most people can agree that people on the internet in general are harsher with words than in real life, "Not always, in general I mind you!” The safety of sitting behind a computer gives everyone a confidence boost. You can speak your mind without worry. The worst thing that can happen is that some other random guy on the internet writes you angry back. Hell I call people idiots all the time for being overly ignorant/arrogant, however I would newer walk up to a stranger in real life and say the same thing though. We are all using persononas I might say (Giggle), pun very much intended. My second point is a very normal (hence something many probably have) observation I’ve made over the years. This is psychology on a very basic level. We all have ideas on how we would like to be perceived by others. Some want to appear smart, others beautiful or popular and others like they don’t give a fuck about what anyone thinks which a call your bluff on, we all do in major or minor way.
Many of us nerds highly like to correct others. It makes us feel smart and clever at the same time. It’s specially a common trait among this group of people because many of the people in this category have so much knowledge and base a lot of their identity on how smart and intelligent they are. A good way to feel that way is by correcting others, because it boosts our own ego, feel smart, feel useful and a little superior even though we might deny it. It’s a milder version of watching a reality show and laughing at the people on the TV. What your really doing is thinking “Ha-ha good thing imp not that stupid, fat ugly or whatever”. One feels better about ones own vices when other peoples have worse
Bring these elements together and you got people who like correcting others while having no fear of repercussion, might even add the young insecure people to the mix, hence the overflow of “Why don’t you do it my way” or “OMFG LOLZ WHY THE FUCK BLA BLA BLA YOU SUCK I RULE” messages.
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