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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to stop being rude and to stop arguing online.
From now on, I am not going to be rude or argue online. And if someone is rude to me or wants to argue, I am not going to engage.
This is in the psychology forum because I read in the Wall Street Journal that you can change your personality, even late in life, and taking a small step at a time helps do that.
So, everyone, if you see me being rude or arguing, you can hold me accountable.
If you are finding it hard to control your online behaviors, isn't that a strong message that you should probably log off and try to get your human contact needs met another way?
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to stop being rude and to stop arguing online.
From now on, I am not going to be rude or argue online. And if someone is rude to me or wants to argue, I am not going to engage.
This is in the psychology forum because I read in the Wall Street Journal that you can change your personality, even late in life, and taking a small step at a time helps do that.
So, everyone, if you see me being rude or arguing, you can hold me accountable.
yes, but what if someone attacks something verbally that is very crucial for you. Do you stand up for your beliefs or do you let that person go on attacking you? Lets say they are attacking God and you have a very religious person? Do you think that silence is agreeing with them?
or lets say someone makes fun of handicapped people and you are handicapped. (disabled). what if they say disabled people are less than human or are stupid or something? do you just sit by and let them get away with it?
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to stop being rude and to stop arguing online.
From now on, I am not going to be rude or argue online. And if someone is rude to me or wants to argue, I am not going to engage.
This is in the psychology forum because I read in the Wall Street Journal that you can change your personality, even late in life, and taking a small step at a time helps do that.
So, everyone, if you see me being rude or arguing, you can hold me accountable.
So you were actually so argumentative and rude that you are bound and determined to be nice this year? Wow. That should be a given. Certainly everyone (including myself) has been rude not meaning to be, but it sounds like you were World Champion Rude & Mean of 2022. Why ?
yes, but what if someone attacks something verbally that is very crucial for you. Do you stand up for your beliefs or do you let that person go on attacking you? Lets say they are attacking God and you have a very religious person? Do you think that silence is agreeing with them?
or lets say someone makes fun of handicapped people and you are handicapped. (disabled). what if they say disabled people are less than human or are stupid or something? do you just sit by and let them get away with it?
The OP is only talking about online interactions, not IRL interactions. It seems easy enough to avoid situations online where people aren’t going to be supportive- like over in POC. If you go there, you can expect arguments and heated attacks. If you go into health and wellness and someone starts with a personal attack, you can typically report it and the other person will get an infraction. That is a far more productive approach than having a fight on CD or getting moderated elsewhere.
It's possible to be snarky and witty, without being rude.
It's possible to share ideas and debate, without arguing.
Exactly. Some people perceive any disagreement as "opposition" and personal attacks, and some people "hate" your screen name, so anything they experience from you will be negative. You could say "hello" and they will have a visceral reaction because they've determined inside themselves that they don't like "you".
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to stop being rude and to stop arguing online.
From now on, I am not going to be rude or argue online. And if someone is rude to me or wants to argue, I am not going to engage.
This is in the psychology forum because I read in the Wall Street Journal that you can change your personality, even late in life, and taking a small step at a time helps do that.
So, everyone, if you see me being rude or arguing, you can hold me accountable.
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