Maybe it’s because we can now hide behind the relative anonymity of social media, maybe it’s because we find less and less need to look one another in the eye, but it seems to me that more and more people are going to that rage place with relatively little provocation these days.
A typical Facebook scenario: Someone posts something political. Someone responds from that rage place. “I am so sick of you people saying…” And the original poster calmly says, “Well, this is why I feel this way,” and posts links to informative research. Rage person responds, “I don’t care about your links and I won’t read them! You’re just stupid!”
I don’t get it. Why the hostility? And why is rage person behaving as if he or she has been personally attacked when no one forced his or her participation in the conversation in the first place? And why would you not want to read informative links? Why would you want to cut yourself off from available evidence? Even if you disagree, why would you not want to avail yourself of every possible detail if you feel so strongly about a subject?
Personally, I find people who are unwilling to be challenged to be highly suspect. It seems that these types of people tend to get their information from only one source, and that is always a bad idea. It’s lazy and irresponsible. And maybe that’s why they get so angry when you try to show them other sources of information. They don’t like to be prodded out of their lethargy. It’s comfortable there. “Don’t make me think! Just tell me what to think!”
Yes, it’s probably much easier to be fed intravenously, but I prefer to shop for my ingredients and cook my meal myself.
And if you disagree with me, well… you’re just stupid.
The View from a Drawbridge 
oh. i’m definitely stupid. the older i get the stupider i realize i am.
So you’re getting smarter about your stupidity? Congratulations!
You really don’t know what you’re talking about and I refuse to read it. Just wanted you to know that.
lol
LOL. I think some people just browse any site and post negative messages, They couldn’t care less about the content. Examples: Fan Club Sites, Cooking Blog I (I belong to several, and it is crazy how upset people get about a recipe or food comment), Music, Art etc… News definitely brings out the most venom, and occasionally you get someone very intelligent and articulate, but they cannot see the “Big Picture”. To some, it is just “My way or the Highway”. We all need to learn to check our ego at the door, any door, and be enriched by what’s on the other side.
That sounds like the best policy, for sure. 🙂
Tá mé a bunch álainn de cnónna cócó.
Glad to hear it, art. I happen to love coconuts, especially when in lovely bunches. I’m guessing this is one of your blog experiments?
no… just playing with Google Translate… some of them are so artistic…