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Originally posted by ziggyproductions05
I've noticed this and i'm hard pressed to think its going to stop anytime soon. I think we're going thru some kind of social evolution. We're at a stage where the intimacy of human interaction is failing. Its time to learn some new people skills and apply them to how we use our social media. You did a great job of presenting this info.Very interesting....
Originally posted by simone50m
I mentioned this experience a couple times at least, in the past, here. At another forum not ATS, a somewhat long time back now, I got swarmed by a bunch of these guys who are self annointed debunkers. I had only ----- mentioned something about myself. I wasn't seeking money, worship, and I'm not someone with a book (or cd's, or website) am not a celebrity in any genre. I made the mistake of disclosing a disability and they used it against me, threw it back in my face, and one of them began to make threats that if I did not send him my own personal military personnel records immediately, I would be labeled by them a liar hoaxer and fraud.
I WAS TERRORIZED. I WAS HURT. INJURED. I laid down and was nearly siezuring in pannick attacking anxiety. My stomach was hurting really really badly. My cats were wandering around and knew I was waylaid by horrible emotional mental and physical pain. They wanted to help me, I think, but didn't know what to do. One of them plopped himself alongside me, (this one is otherwise --- normally --- not the affectionate one) to try and comfort me. GOD, I LOVE those 'kids'. I had the misfortune of being done to, by psychopaths before, but not this VICIOUS.
I will NEVER FORGET AND FORGIVE it.
Originally posted by Partygirl
I was thinking about the psychology of interacting with people in forums like ATS and other ones, and I realized there is a huge "dehumanizing" effect going on. Basically what happens is it is easy to treat other people online in any number of ways: you can play mind games, ego games, troll games, power games, and there is usually not much consequence for you. But there might be for the other person, which is the ugly side people don't usually want to talk about.
FREE TIP OF THE DAY : if you want to meet people, switch off your computer and go out !
Originally posted by EspyB
Good post. This is a place where human beings have come together to try to understand more.
Just because you think you 'know' the truth, it does not make it so. Nearly everyone is here for the same reason so we should lose the personal attacks and treat each other as friends.
Originally posted by MessOnTheFED!
reply to post by Partygirl
Please remove the cyber-burqa. I promise I won't hate. Just sayin...
MOTF!
Originally posted by savannah
Originally posted by MessOnTheFED!
reply to post by Partygirl
Please remove the cyber-burqa. I promise I won't hate. Just sayin...
MOTF!
People on the Internet are.... real people! (But their avatar is borrowed)
Seriously guys, this is from some BYU craze that was happening back in 2004. Partygirl (22 yrs. old) was probably in jr. high when this photo was taken. Stop obsessing over every avatar as if it was THE person posting.
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/2e1409b320b7.jpg[/atsimg]edit on 6-6-2011 by savannah because: (no reason given)