Mr. Nice Guy said:
The internet is a part of life. Just because you do not see people face to face does not make it some kind of fantansy land. Anyone with any sort of integrity or self respect would conduct themselves in the same way on the internet as they would in real life.
A Dentist's Office
A Friend's House
At Your Girlfriend's house, meeting her Parents
On The Internet
At a Church/Mosque/Temple
At School
In every last one of these instances, there are going to be different circumstances and separate expectations. Some people choose not to acknowledge this, and many do so just so they can create internet funk where it does not and should not exist.
On the internet, I use proper English and "speak" for many minutes at a time without interruption (not to mention the fact I have the ability to fact-check and do research BEFORE I speak). If I met someone in real life who only spoke in proper English and spoke for minutes at a time without interruption, I'd probably beat the shit out of them too.
Real life is different. In casual conversation, people don't speak for minutes at a time. I am no different. You see me looking in your eyes, and having your say; and most of the time, i will go off on YOUR TANGENT with YOU, instead of forcing my own topic. That is the type of person I am in real life--I go with the flow.
On the internet, I go with what the topic at hand is. If people want to degenerate things into "I'm better than you!", then we can do that. I don't get into arguments I cannot WIN, and it's not my fault if people get butt-hurt about LOSING arguments.
And that much.......should explain it. The fucked-up thing is, of the dozens of people who read what I am saying and agree, perhaps 0-1 will cosign these truths. Why?
RETALIATION. This board revolves around it.