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A few people are ruining the internet for the rest of us
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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025
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This is why I think that people should always always treat strangers on the internet exactly the same way as strangers in real life. The sense of anonymity has allowed so many people to distance themselves from their own humanity.
I sure as hell know that if anyone every spoke to me in real life like how half of Twitter does I would never want speak to them again. 😭
If half of any platform were to be rude and/or inappropriate, I'd exit, stage left.
I don't follow you to your conclusion, though. The way most people treat strangers in the U.S. is basically "when are they going to fuck me over?" We're less pleasant in meatspace because we expect deceit.