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by David P. Greisman - They are called keyboard warriors.
They are those who take advantage of the impersonal nature of the Internet. They hurl insults, provoke and taunt with no fear of retribution, no potential for comeuppance. It is easy to hide behind the keyboard, be it in chat rooms, on message boards, or in newspaper comments sections.
Anonymity is empowering.
What happens when one keyboard warrior knows who the other keyboard warrior is? And what does it mean when the keyboard warriors have just as much bravado when the computers are off and the fight is on?
Rivalries become heated. Passion boils over.
In this case, the forum was Twitter, the battleground was the junior-welterweight division, and the resolution came with the first physical punches being landed more than three months after the first verbal blows were thrown.
The Internet’s seemingly limitless expanses allow everyone to stake a claim. Not so in boxing. Opportunity is limited in the Sweet Science. [Click Here To Read More]
They are those who take advantage of the impersonal nature of the Internet. They hurl insults, provoke and taunt with no fear of retribution, no potential for comeuppance. It is easy to hide behind the keyboard, be it in chat rooms, on message boards, or in newspaper comments sections.
Anonymity is empowering.
What happens when one keyboard warrior knows who the other keyboard warrior is? And what does it mean when the keyboard warriors have just as much bravado when the computers are off and the fight is on?
Rivalries become heated. Passion boils over.
In this case, the forum was Twitter, the battleground was the junior-welterweight division, and the resolution came with the first physical punches being landed more than three months after the first verbal blows were thrown.
The Internet’s seemingly limitless expanses allow everyone to stake a claim. Not so in boxing. Opportunity is limited in the Sweet Science. [Click Here To Read More]
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