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If you take a jaunt over to any YouTube comment section (or just stick around on GAG long enough) you'll see spiteful, belittling, negative comments being hurled around by sad people with low self-esteem (or too much self-esteem depending on who you ask). These comments are generally designed to either demonstrate their attention-whoredness, inflame the audience or attack the user who posted their video/question/opinion, etc

You all know the comments I'm referring to.
'Wow, he's so f*cking fat. Get off the couch and fetch yourself another bag of chips, lardass.'

'Ugly as f*ck.'

'All that makeup just makes her look like a slut.'

'No offense, but you really need to <insert highly-offensive negative implication here>'

There's generally 2 schools of thought on the people making these comments:

1) Anonymity brings out the worst in people: They're actually a really nice/misunderstood person in real life. It's just on the internet they're an asshole. Kind of like driving a car & how some people roadrage.

2) Anonymity helps show a person's true colors: It's always been there. Deep down, they're really assholes; it's just now showing because they don't have to worry about consequences.

Which side of the fence do you sit on?