Rant number 51
Today, I was viewing a video on youtube (the one where the bus driver does a full on Scandinavian flick and knocks a cyclist off of his bike. (If you haven't seen it, you really need to watch the news more.))
Underneath, as with any any youtube video, there were a variety of comments on the subject which varied quite greatly.
Mostly, they were of the 'oh my god, that's quite shocking, I am awfully shocked' type of vain.
But some were a little more extreme.
Some went along the lines of 'its all the fault of the cyclist - he was well winding up the bus driver. I would like to kill all cyclists because I am so cool'
Then others went 'Cyclists are all saints, they are better than you' etc etc.
The internet is just chocked full of this kind of bullshit argument! Like - really really full.
Youtube, forums, facebook whatever - people can't help but be dicks when they don't have to look their fellow arguers (arguists sounds like a better word but apparently I made it up... fuck it I'm going with it anyway) arguists in the eye.
Its a great way to find out who someone really is with all the filters stripped away to read what people comment on videos etc.
I for instance am just as miserable a world un-apologist in real life as I am on here - wysiwyg if you will.
To break some news to people out there, your opinion is no more valid online than it is in real life.
You are not a big man just because you put up some ridiculous opinion on a youtube video of a cat beating a printer to death. If you don't have anything at all valid to say online - just don't say it.
Oh, and comments are welcome...
Rant over.
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