Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior
New York Times: "In a 2004 article in the journal CyberPsychology & Behavior, John Suler, a psychologist at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., suggested that several psychological factors lead to online disinhibition: the anonymity of a Web pseudonym; invisibility to others; the time lag between sending an e-mail message and getting feedback; the exaggerated sense of self from being alone; and the lack of any online authority figure. Dr. Suler notes that disinhibition can be either benign — when a shy person feels free to open up online — or toxic, as in flaming."
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E-Mail surely opened a whole new way of communication. People have much easier access of informations. But this has quickly taken toll on itself. People become much daring and challenging under the advantage of anonymousity. The solution I see for that is making some kind of system that you have to use your real name. If you know you're name, and face are at stake, people would have more respect to one another... I think...
Going on what Jeannie said I think that there is certainly that with using your real name but even in a situation like instant messaging where you know the person this is really common. It's interesting because I've also found this true when you go from chatting to a video chat, suddenly you have nothing to say because the range of things to say has been decreased.
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