Internet bitching...

This week, I've seen a lot of 'Internet bitching'. Either aimed at me, or other people. I'm just confused about where it's come from.

Internet bitching is a bit different to the blog trolls. Blog trolls generally don't target a specific person or blog, they just have issues with just about everything on the internet and life on general. But internet bitching is pretty horrid. Imagine, you get a message from someone on something you've written, or in your inbox. (am i the only person who still gets excited by email?) then you get that sinking feeling. that knot in the pit of your stomach. The feeling that the poster was actually after. The thought of 'oh my god, they're being horrible, and it's totally aimed at me'.

The internet is perfect for bullying, after all, you can hide behind a computer screen. Sure, some of the people writing bitchy things may say that stuff in public, and even to someones face, but they don't have to online. Not only can they say much more than they usually would, but they can also say it anonomously. How brave.

And, they can get themselves and audience. There's a chance that the recipient won't read the comment for a while, and as ever with putting yourself out there in public, you've got other people reading your work. The internet bitch will have got people interested, because they, of course want to get involved. and they want to know how you will react. Passive aggressive behaviour at its worst. You have no choice to respond.

I just don't understand this. Why are people horrid to you online? Are they actually just twats in real life? this isn't me being over sensitive to stuff (and nothing to do with the well written article i read bitching about Poppycockney). I'm a community editor, and I'm involved with social media (at least in london) but I hate the nasty side of it.

It makes you realise, yet again, that these people online aren't your friends. You can forget that online sometimes, espeically when people say nice stuff! There's no need for any of it. But it's not going to stop any time soon. Just have a think before you post something cruel. What you're basically doing, is taking time out of your day to hurt someone else. If that's your intention, then I feel really fucking sorry for you.