Comments on: The Art of Trashing the Classics http://www.openculture.com/2009/05/the_art_of_trashing_the_classics.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ira http://www.openculture.com/2009/05/the_art_of_trashing_the_classics.html#comment-5360 Ira Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:10:48 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=3702#comment-5360 It's so sad that people who blame the respective authors of their blindness/lack of originality/stupidity/what not, don't realize that classics are proven with time. If something is really so bad, it doesn't usually get publicity. And I also found that most of the faults people blame on the authors are often found in themselves. That is, the log in the eye... It’s so sad that people who blame the respective authors of their blindness/lack of originality/stupidity/what not, don’t realize that classics are proven with time. If something is really so bad, it doesn’t usually get publicity.
And I also found that most of the faults people blame on the authors are often found in themselves. That is, the log in the eye…

]]> By: Evan Plaice http://www.openculture.com/2009/05/the_art_of_trashing_the_classics.html#comment-5141 Evan Plaice Thu, 28 May 2009 16:30:38 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=3702#comment-5141 Recently I read an article that was attempting to address the online phenomenon where, given an anonymous identity and a lack of accountability, people say and do the worst things to one another. I took the article as a challenge, and decided to review some of my own online interactions with others. Long story short, I wasn't happy with what I saw. Even though my views probably could have been considered by most to be far above average on the scale of internet decency (and magnitudes above the average YouTube comment), that's not saying much... I learned that, if I use my real identity, I put a lot more thought and care into the things I say to others because there is a chance I might be held responsible, or they might want to contact me with a response. The point I'm trying to make is, the internet is dominated by trolls. As long as the internet is dominated by systems where everybody's identity is kept anonymous, people will continue to push their negative cynicism because that is the general culture of internet commenting. Don't take it personal. The fact that you've attracted a general audience that isn't dominated by trolls is about the best you can ask for. Check out this site. You might get a kick out of it like I did. http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/troller.htm Recently I read an article that was attempting to address the online phenomenon where, given an anonymous identity and a lack of accountability, people say and do the worst things to one another.

I took the article as a challenge, and decided to review some of my own online interactions with others. Long story short, I wasn’t happy with what I saw. Even though my views probably could have been considered by most to be far above average on the scale of internet decency (and magnitudes above the average YouTube comment), that’s not saying much…

I learned that, if I use my real identity, I put a lot more thought and care into the things I say to others because there is a chance I might be held responsible, or they might want to contact me with a response.

The point I’m trying to make is, the internet is dominated by trolls. As long as the internet is dominated by systems where everybody’s identity is kept anonymous, people will continue to push their negative cynicism because that is the general culture of internet commenting.

Don’t take it personal. The fact that you’ve attracted a general audience that isn’t dominated by trolls is about the best you can ask for.

Check out this site. You might get a kick out of it like I did. http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/troller.htm

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