Monday, November 14, 2005

Why Are People So Mean?

What would possibly possess someone to insult someone else? To put them down and make them feel bad about themselves for no apparent reason other than to satsify their own need to feel superior to someone?

I'm not sure of what goes through the mind of someone who goes out of their way to insult someone else. I understand name calling if you get into an arguement with someone else and you want to say something that will portray to the person just how mad you are at them. I get that.

What I don't get are the people who post anonymous comments on a softball website telling a softball pitcher who blew a game (yours truly) that he should go play with his doll collection or kill himself. Does making that person feel bad accomplish anything other than prove how much of a little bitch the author of the comment is for not saying that to the person's face?

And what about the fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers who emptied trash cans onto the front lawn of back up QB Tommy Maddox to show their frustration with him throwing a costly interception. Is there any point to that?

Is there any point to any of this? To the inevitable comments that are going to follow this rant in which people will make fun of me for crying about getting ripped on. Any point at all?

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