Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20151111163045/@comment-26062541-20151201201457

Gilgameshkun wrote: Really, that was uncomfortable for you? What was uncomfortable for me knowing all I know, knowing so many of my friends could see it too (so I knew I wasn't just imagining it), and facing so many other people who, for whatever reason, just couldn't see it at all. XD That lingering feeling of invisibility&mdash;it's frustrating. But I suppose it's not always easy to see outside one's own fundamental frame of reference. There's no substitute for the practice of respectful role reversal in trying to find a way to sort out people's differences. You're not always completely satisfied with the results, but at least people can still understand and respect each other, you know?

It could be worse&mdash;people online sometimes don't respect one another at all, and they resort to the most malicious forms of trolling and mayhem. I comment regularly on a certain newspaper's comment board, and there's practically never an article that doesn't attract serial trolls. Being an anonymous ass on the internet is one of the easiest things in the world for the schadenfreude-inclined. We're relatively lucky here that Trigger009 comes down hard on that. :) 1.Agreed.And I was only really uncomfortable during the...less amicable parts of our conversation, before it evolved to the respectful discussion of sexuality.

2. Agreed, the rules of social conduct should follow us everywhere, otherwise what was the point in our societal evolution?