Human Behavior on the Internet

From time to time, we might hear about people complaining about other Internet users for variouse reasons. Sometimes it is about scammers, sometimes about stalkers, and sometimes it is simply about people who argue a lot. Why is there so much rude and illogical behavior on the Web? There are different explanations, but one of them is that people are more likely to express their true selves on the Internet rather than in face-to-face interaction. This seems to be true because you can be anonymous on the Internet, and can do things that you would normally be afraid to do in your social circles. Generally, the nature of people is bad, and they often do not reveal it if they have something to lose.

However, on the Internet they can often have the opportunity to reveal who they really are because they can be completely anonymous. In most cases there are no repercussions for being rude to others on the Internet, but there are some things that can be done about it. First of all, if you participate in discussions on message boards with plenty of moderators, you can be sure that they will not ignore spammers or so-called trolls.

Another thing you can do is visit sites that require paid membership. I am sure that members of such sites will think twice before behaving in an inappropriate way, as they would otherwise risk losing their membership.