Hiding Behind Technology: E-mail Cowards
Has anyone ever noticed, how bold people are, when they are allowed to hide behind technology? I often hear professors who teach online classes say that “students who take online courses have a tendency to be more bolder than those who attend regular college classes”. On some occasions, I have had the opportunity to observe many of the comments that students make, when responding back to their professors online. I have seen, derogatory, disrespectful, and downright threatening comments that students make toward their instructors. However, I believe if those students, were actually in a college classroom setting, they would not dare say such things. This is what technology does, it allows cowards to be bold. At one time in our nation, if a person had a dispute concerning his or her bill, he or she could readily go to the phone, electric, or gas company, and talk to a person face to face, in order to resolve the issue. Nowadays, this is practically impossible to do. Everything seems to be done with some form of technology. Such as the customer service rep, over the telephone, or going online to pay a bill. Every aspect of our society seems to be ruled by technology. If you are a male, and you do not have enough courage to talk to an attractive woman, go to the Internet and find one to chat with. If you are a female, and it may be difficult for you to meet guys, go online and find you one, and, send him some glamour shots of yourself, that you took 15 years ago, knowing that you do not look like that anymore. Hiding behind technology, in several cases, has produced a world of cowards. Bowtie Professor.com, is a very controversial website, as stated on the web page’s introduction. Quite naturally on any blog, one is going to get all types of people, black, white, brown or yellow. Some will be high school dropouts, while others will be highly educated. Some will be Christians, some will be Muslims, while yet others will not know what, that they believe. The ages could range from 16 to 80, and yes, there will always be a few deranged individuals who come on the blog, who lack rational intuition, and, you will know them by their fruit. When I sincerely, believe individuals want to discuss or debate one of the articles, that I have written, in the past I would leave a number where I could be reached, in order that we might have an intellectual conversation. Not once has anyone called me or taken me up on my offer. I receive so many e-mails, that I cannot respond to them all. I end up deleting most of these responses, because many of the comments that several individuals leave, are totally irrelevant to the articles that they claim to be responding to. For those of you who really want to discuss a particular article, let me know, and, I will leave a number where I can be reached. I already know, that I probably won’t hear from the e-mail cowards.
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This is true. When when i was in high school a few years back, I remember girls always fighting and gossiping over MySpace or other chatting sites but when they would see each other at school, they would just mug each other and walk away talking smack. Now when school was over and the clock hit 4:30, immediately everyone’s news feed had all these threatening comments . Cyber Cowards are everywhere though! Adults are also part of this. Sad; but reality.
This is true. When when i was in high school a few years back, I remember girls always fighting and gossiping over MySpace or other chatting sites but when they would see each other at school, they would just mug each other and walk away talking smack. Now when school was over and the clock hit 4:30, immediately everyone’s news feed had all these threatening comments . Cyber Cowards are everywhere though! Adults are also part of this. Sad; but reality.