Peterson: Characteristics Of Online Trolls: Hiding Behind Fake Names, Spewing Derisive, Derogatory Things That Would Get Them Punched If They Had The Courage To Say It To People's Faces
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Peterson: Characteristics Of Online Trolls: Hiding Behind Fake Names, Spewing Derisive, Derogatory Things That Would Get Them Punched If They Had The Courage To Say It To People's Faces
Urges Social Media To Insist On Real Names: I have always said this. If you don't use your real name, you're not a legitimate "voice," you're just a spiteful coward
Characteristics of online trolls and bullies, according to Jordan Peterson, psychologist:
—Anonymous names, usually with aspects of the demonic, and/or self denigrating.
—Narcissistic
—Resentful
—Alone/isolated
”They’re not even human anymore.”
“In my estimation, they’re literally a demonic force.”
His main point is: In a classical world, if you insult somebody, you stand physically present and ready to take a punch. Else you are a coward. Never insulted people from the comfort of an anonymous name. I agree.
Haha. What a clown world take by JP. He's usually pretty on, but not on this. He couldn't be more wrong. Anonymity and privacy are linked. Most people haven't sold 20 million copies of a book and don't get six figures each week from YouTube to have the luxury to NOT be anonymous and avoid the financial and social consequences from having ordinary opinions online. And those consequences are now DIRE. Look at the President of Thomas Jefferson University (irony is dead) who is getting raked for simply liking innocuous tweets by Alex Berenson. If TJ were alive today he'd probably make this same point. Other people's right to privacy cannot be infringed for the fragility and feelings of those who take offense to what "trolls" say online. It goes for free speech as well. One's choice to be offended is merely a choice. The best course of action is to ignore and move on. Dwelling on what some isolated anon shit poster does online is playing their game. Ignore. Move on. Nobody's feelings should ever negate the right to online anonymity (in a total surveillance society with dire consequences) for those of us non trolls who cannot afford to not have it. "It" being privacy.