Verbal Violence and Virtual Bloodshed Demonstrate Isolation Effects of the Net

Verbal Violence and Virtual Bloodshed Demonstrate Isolation Effects of the Net

The inclination toward verbal violence and abuse in Internet discussion stems from the inability of the adversaries to face each other. With nowhere else to go, the conflict escalates, following a proven pattern of unresolved differences toward ever-increasing animosity. Although we might tend to think of this as an exercise in vigorous communication, it is, instead, evidence of the comfort of isolation by anonymity.

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