Online Disinhibition Effect

Originally posted by @secondson
And to think I almost started a thread titled "Online I'm a Saint...", and in the OP, "...in real life I run with the devil".

But I thought better of it.

Could I have 'reverse disinhibition effect syndrome"? 😉

What did you think was “better” about not posting it?

Originally posted by @secondson
No, I really did.

You “really” thought it, and you “really” thought to post about you “really” thinking about it, but you didn’t actually post it.

I see.

Originally posted by @js357
What did you think was “better” about not posting it?

Hadn't thought about it that much. Maybe because people (posters) might start asking too many questions about intent.

And maybe because it's superfluous.

I only posted about it here in response to the concept of disinhibition effect as a contrast. Whatever that means. I ain't smart enough to figure that out.

Originally posted by @divegeester
You “really” thought it, and you “really” thought to post about you “really” thinking about it, but you didn’t actually post it.

I see.

I didn't start a thread about it. Didn't you read my first post?

You're in a snotty mood today.

Originally posted by @secondson
I didn't start a thread about it. Didn't you read my first post?

You're in a snotty mood today.

Not at all, I just sense the aroma of bull excrement when my antenna detects it.

Originally posted by @divegeester
Not at all, I just sense the aroma of bull excrement when my antenna detects it.

It's a true story.

The aroma you detect must be your own.

Originally posted by @divegeester
Not at all, I just sense the aroma of bull excrement when my antenna detects it.

If you’re detecting the aroma of excrement (not to mention body odor and stale flatulence,) you must be in Kiddo’s bedroom again.

Tell Kiddo to open a window, take a shower and go outside for a long walk in the fresh air.

Originally posted by @romans1009
Online disinhibition effect is just the 21st-century version of getting bombed at the pub.

Only instead of being a pain in the neck and bore to the person on the next barstool, you get to do that to people in other countries.

Online, relative anonymity and physical safety are also differences from the pub.

Originally posted by @secondson
It's a true story.

The aroma you detect must be your own.

It’s not a story.

Originally posted by @js357
Online, relative anonymity and physical safety are also differences from the pub.

Yes, agree. tiger’s gotten into more than a few scrapes after he got loaded and mouthy at the pub. He tried getting bombed in his bedroom and riling up people online but said it wasn’t the same ‘cause he couldn’t go snorkeling in a vat of ale.

Originally posted by @divegeester
It’s not a story.

Settle down, tiger. Have a PB&J sandwich with the crust cut off.

Originally posted by @js357
Online, relative anonymity and physical safety are also differences from the pub.

They are indeed.

Originally posted by @js357
Online, relative anonymity and physical safety are also differences from the pub.

tiger gets beer muscles online the same way he gets them when he’s bombed at the pub.

We call them tiger’s “online disinhibition effect muscles.”

I express myself more online. Mostly because I have ample time to sort my thoughts before typing them, whereas in "real life," I weigh the possibility of getting into an exhaustive conversation, perhaps promoting embarrassment and/or anger--and it's usually with someone I'm not interested in talking to in the first place. Most people I come across in the real world are shallow, pretentious, "too busy," and too pop culture and fashion conscious for me to tolerate. I love online interaction and have been hard at it since before the internet. The old BBS dial-up days with limited connections.

Originally posted by @divegeester
It’s not a story.

Then what is it?