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Is it anonymity, or is it the venue? As I type this I do not particularly feel like I am talking directly to you, rather leaving a mark for future readers to stumble upon, so to speak, under the context you have set.

I am thinking about what other people would want to read, not how you personally might feel about what I say. I expect that leads to things said that would not be said if I were speaking directly to you, such as in an email, for instance.

I don't know if that fully explains offensive and angry posts, but that could simply be a matter of someone having a bad day and wanting the world to know it.



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