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Thor · 06-01-2016, 01:25 PM

Well in one of the more frustrating discussions I had on FB was with a "Dog Parent" who gave the caveat "I don't have kids, but" and has in the face of all the reasonable comments give to her stood by her "she's a bad parent" and "its her fault" while proudly exclaiming that she has a dog and watches it 100% of the time.

Now I mean there is this undercurrent of cute or special animals, usually dogs or majestic beasts in Africa that if they are killed people lose their collective minds in anger.

I'm saddened by those loses too of course, but it would never give me reason to suggest the things people are saying about the mother because it cost this Gorilla its life.

Its just the ugly side of the psychology of being behind a computer when people speak these days, a similar psychology is behind road rage because once you are not face to face or in a room with people but totally disconnected like from behind a computer you turn in to this jerk. Just wish I could remember wtf Psychologists call this phenomenon.

06-01-2016, 01:25 PM	#172
Thor God of Hating Twitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	Well in one of the more frustrating discussions I had on FB was with a "Dog Parent" who gave the caveat "I don't have kids, but" and has in the face of all the reasonable comments give to her stood by her "she's a bad parent" and "its her fault" while proudly exclaiming that she has a dog and watches it 100% of the time. Now I mean there is this undercurrent of cute or special animals, usually dogs or majestic beasts in Africa that if they are killed people lose their collective minds in anger. I'm saddened by those loses too of course, but it would never give me reason to suggest the things people are saying about the mother because it cost this Gorilla its life. Its just the ugly side of the psychology of being behind a computer when people speak these days, a similar psychology is behind road rage because once you are not face to face or in a room with people but totally disconnected like from behind a computer you turn in to this jerk. Just wish I could remember wtf Psychologists call this phenomenon. __________________ Allskonar fyrir Aumingja!!