I just realised, while sarcastically trolling the ignorant on Youtube, that I'm much more of an arsehole on there than I am on here. I know there's an element of not wanting to get modded here, but it's also because I generally have more respect for the users here; even people I've argued with in the past I still generally consider to be fairly amicable...nice, even.
On Youtube though, I'm just a dick to people because there is no sense in trying to have a rational discussion and people are guaranteed to over-react. I remember once someone was just putting up paragraphs of hateful abuse to people and, just out of curiosity, I started replying to his comments with either 'lol wut' or 'no u' and he just kept hitting me with these long-winded --but poorly written-- insults, over and over again.
On Deviant Art, I pretty much go full fanboy whenever I'm commenting on the work of someone I respect, and I usually end up just deleting comments because I feel like I'd be wasting their time asking questions they probably get asked all the time.
And on Mangafox...Well, despite having been a member of their forums for just as long on the Escapist, I only have about 90 posts there because it's just too depressing: I honestly don't care whether Sakura or Hinata is a better match for Naruto, and there's only so many times I can read a 'this manga is dead to me!' thread (literally, there is a new one every week for Naruto).
Youtube and how I act on the Escapist are probably the closest to how I am in real life, because I'll generally only speak if I have an opinion on something and would like a discussion or if I think someone is being an abrasive dickhead and needs to be told so (I get punched in the face less than you'd expect).
TL;DR: Do you conduct yourself the same way on every part of the internet? How similar is it to how you conduct yourself in real life?
On Youtube though, I'm just a dick to people because there is no sense in trying to have a rational discussion and people are guaranteed to over-react. I remember once someone was just putting up paragraphs of hateful abuse to people and, just out of curiosity, I started replying to his comments with either 'lol wut' or 'no u' and he just kept hitting me with these long-winded --but poorly written-- insults, over and over again.
On Deviant Art, I pretty much go full fanboy whenever I'm commenting on the work of someone I respect, and I usually end up just deleting comments because I feel like I'd be wasting their time asking questions they probably get asked all the time.
And on Mangafox...Well, despite having been a member of their forums for just as long on the Escapist, I only have about 90 posts there because it's just too depressing: I honestly don't care whether Sakura or Hinata is a better match for Naruto, and there's only so many times I can read a 'this manga is dead to me!' thread (literally, there is a new one every week for Naruto).
Youtube and how I act on the Escapist are probably the closest to how I am in real life, because I'll generally only speak if I have an opinion on something and would like a discussion or if I think someone is being an abrasive dickhead and needs to be told so (I get punched in the face less than you'd expect).
TL;DR: Do you conduct yourself the same way on every part of the internet? How similar is it to how you conduct yourself in real life?
