Why does it seem people online will openly degrade anyone but out in public everone runs from confrontation? Why is there such social paranoia in public and too scared to socialize with strangers but will happily insult everyone online? If people are so lonely, why don’t they talk with people whil le they are out and exchange contact info? It seems more enjoyable talking with immigrants and better to avoid Canadians. I’m not bothered by dealing with someone talking stupid or if someone wants a friendly hug, it’s quite easy to have a good time with strangers and I have no concrns about giving my number to continue talking.
People get stabbed if they talk to assholes in public. Online we can tell assholes they’re being assholes without dying.
Would I like the freedom to express surprise or concern, to help someone or tell someone to use the other door in public? Yeah, sure. But it’s potentially a stabbin’.
I overheard an old lady asking a guy for directions somewhere the other day and I spoke up because I knew. But the risk is there. I lived near NYC for a bit: you keep moving, you get off the street. Maybe not even for an old lady lost.
It’s not so much a cultural thing as it is a stabbing thing. And if someone’s a dick in real life, I think they’re more likely to get all stabby if you tell 'em so.
I left the army a ways back, and I don’t have the body or the homies to be so confident these days. So I’ll let the real-world dicks be dicks and whinge about it from the safety of not bein’ stabbed.
It sounds like you live by fear and self preservation, giving no consideration for how to show care for others and being an example of a better way of interacting with others to leave a positive impact on people’s life.