Revelations about online relationships
Have you ever realized that you are associating with people online that you would never associate with in real life? All humanity looks for a place to belong, a place to call home, and sometimes, when we think we find that place, we find that we are willing to accept behaviors in online associates that we just would not tolerate from people that we would see face to face. Why do we accept those behaviors from people we will never meet? So many articles have been written lately about technology and America’s relationship to it, particularly our quick reversion to antisocial and rude behaviors that were nearly weeded out of the social structures. Now passive aggressive monsters reign supreme and rude and insensitive mob mentality is passed off as “just telling it like it is”.
No. It’s rude. And it is tasteless. And people know better, but they do not want to, regardless of the lip service they pay. We see members of online groups looking for an excuse to revert to a lynch mob. And at Kattitudes, we have decided that we are following our heart and have decided to stop our association with people that encourage this. We understand it is a common mentality of forums online, but we hope one day to find a group that can truly live by the words “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” rather than “do unto other before they do unto you”. Simply put: treat other people how you want to be treated, not how you have been treated.
There are nice people in this world, truly nice people. Everyone has run into an individual that you are at a loss to describe why they are so wonderful, so you find that you end up describing them as “”just nice” or “just plain old good peoples”. Over the next few months, we want to start addressing issues of public etiquette and manners. Simple ways to help put joy back into people’s lives. Living the principle that “an answer, when mild, turns away rage”. We want to encourage kindness, rather than scoring jab points against our fellow mankind. We hope you join us.
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August 18th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
tell it sista. you are so right. people have turned into such jerks and tell you it is all in the name of honesty. what bullcrap.
August 18th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Is this about who I think it is about? Monster is right.
August 18th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Let’s start right here. There are two ways to communicate with people: build them up or tear them down. Some people pretend that they are always building up in the name of honesty, but they are truthfully always going for the dig. That is what has become so acceptable these days; the dig. The personal poke. The intentional jab. The subtle nasty. The not subtle nasty. Let us, each one of us, take a personal position that today, just for today, you individually will be the person to bite your tongue. To skip the nasty comment. To treat others as you wish to be treated, not as they have treated you.
August 19th, 2007 at 1:10 am
I am surprised to see someone address this. You don’t see much condemnation about how snippy everyone has become instead you just get a lot more nasty comments. Good luck you are going to get toasted.
August 19th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I understand exactly what you are saying….and I completely agree. (That’s why I love kattitudes so much.)
August 19th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Thanks pier. Having support means a lot!