Do you feel insulted with people online that make you feel stupid or question your intelligence?

[TenderFantasy]

I do. Even if they may be correct, the fact that they rub it in in a mean way is downright cruel in my opinion. And sometimes, the things that they say or claim as fact ISN'T factually correct, but just anecdotal evidence or even just straight out lies! I guess what I'm just saying is that I frequently get appalled by the lack of MATURITY with people online. They call me stupid, or an idiot, when in fact, THEY are the ones who so often are being that way! Their IMMATURITY is really obvious. There's no humbleness or humility! I don't see it here. It is a rare thing! And I find that sad! Just because you disagree with me or you think you know better, does NOT give you the right to call me names or argue your point to death, geez!

People, I guess they really DO take their life's frustrations out on people online. How sad and immature, not to mention cruel.

P. S. I notice this more when I am anonymous but it shouldn't take me not being anonymous to see the difference! Every anonymous person that writes questions and comments here still has feelings! That "anonymity" shouldn't give people the green light to be assholes!

[Finchie40]

Most of it stems down by that person’s own insecurities , so it doesn’t really effect me , most of the time I laugh and sometimes I feel bad for the person , or I sometimes feel that person hasn’t really experienced a lot in their lifetime so I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt , Now if their intentions is to keep attacking me and being constantly rude then to me that person is just wasting their own energy and wasting their time and my time as well , in most cases they are jealous of you, so to make themselves feel better about themselves they try to attack you. I don’t think I am perfect by any means I mainly answer questions on here based off my own experiences and outcomes or things I have witnessed with my own eyes , if I can help someone or give someone advice to look at what they are dealing with from a different angle and perspective then hopefully it helps them, if not , oh well I like hearing advice from others as well so Everyone has heir own experiences in life and we all came from different paths in life , so I always try to put myself in someone’s else’s shoes before answering a question , At times I like to joke around and be silly on here for fun and yes sadly some people take that the wrong way as well. But all in all , I know I don’t come on here to start shit with people , I just like to socialize and give my advice for the most part , whether it helps them or not , if I can make someone smile then that’s even better

[SnowedIn]

What you write makes a lot of sense.

But, my answer is no.

First, feeling stupid is a choice. It's hard not to, I agree, but it's a choice.

So, for me, if I'm online, either I'm right and they're just yelling or peeing into the wind and I ignore them.

Or, they're right and just have the maturity of a fourth grader to express it and so I try to look past their behavior at the meat of the matter.

Or, there's zero connection between what I said and what they said so it's irrelevant and move on.

[SnowedIn]

Thank you for MHO

[FreyaRed]

Nope. Calling someone stupid isn't a valid argument unless you have evidences for your assumption.
95% of cases where someone called me or suggested I'm stupid wasn't refuting and debunking my opinion but ad-hominem attack on my person or my credibility. I interpret it as lack of usable counter arguments and some kind of butt hurt.

[TenderFantasy]

Thanks yeah, I get what you mean.

[OfMiceandMen]

I see it a lot on here a lot, people asking rhetorical questions about men and their behavior, when they already have their mind made up every man is a bastard, bc some douche they were dating/living with treated them poorly.

Somehow, I, and every other guy online is responsible for his shortcomings. So we get Little Miss Sunshine hating and blocking us bc she can't take it out on the actual idiot that hurt her in the first place, as he is ignoring her texts and calls.

Gee, I wonder why...

I'm sure the girls on here see this all the time too, from some guys.🙄

Why should we have to deal with someone's emotional baggage, if you have a problem go see a therapist.

If you want to ask a question bc you truly want to read the opinions and not crap on every one, then great, that is what we are here for. But you have to refrain from bashing every person that provides an opinion.

[ObscuredBeyond]

Not as much as I get mad if they say something so asinine, so patently wrong en prima facie that they have to expect me to be a knuckle dragger to buy it, and then they get absurdly and needlessly condescending because my objections threaten their vanity, that's when I just about lose it.

It used to be assumed that the lowest form of debate was insults. But I've met worse. Delusions of certain pop culture idols being above reproach. Skipping the insults and going straight for suppression tactics. Instead of lame insults, jumping straight to making threats and staging intimidation.

Skipping the name-calling stage, and jumping directly into open hostility. Over even the slightest dissent. No effort to discuss ideas, only which speakers one is or isn't allowed to debate - on pain of something!

Women that cruel, that controlling, I show them the door. Before I end up with a bread knife in my left lung!

[Sevenpointfive]

if someone says something smart i don't take offense. i do get put down sometimes but if i don't know i don't know and i use it as a learning experience. i'd rather not look like a dumbass the next time i post, even though i always make sure i do.

i guess i'm not affected by it when it happens. it's funny how that affects others too. but i enjoy the banter of the people here even if it's positive or negative. i certainly don't want my daughter joining as an anon until she can be bullied properly at home.

[molonski2]

Not remotely concerned , just a means of showing jealousy , always have a chuckle at any such remarks , find it quite hilarious , water off a ducks bag , when this stuff upsets you , other things will be too..

We say in Thailand " Sabai Sabai " .

[Berethor]

Ad hominem? usually people who are using that argument are not intelligent themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Abusive_ad_hominem

[serious]

Well, there are lot of people here who do these kind of things. No, this does not affect me at all. I never waste my time on feelings.

It depends on what they have said or are trying to do. If they are replying on my opinion and it is completely meaningless then I will simply keep deleting their replies.

Depends on what they do or in most cases, I simply ignore them.

[MementoMori777]

Thing is a lot of people use the anonymous option to troll so people don't have the patience and are on edge with the anonymous, it's not an excuse to be a dick but it's why I believe it does happen, that and other things in life I'm sure are bothering them in life

[serious]

Good point.

[Alex8736]

what's amazing is you can be asking a general question then someone easily misconstrues it and next thing you know it becomes like a domino effect. An example is a game played in 1st grade called telephone sitting the kids in a circle and the teacher whispers something in the 1st kids ear and by the time it gets around the circle it's something completely different

[Bricealan]

First off, you have to consider the source of some insulting comment you might get on line. How you react to that kind of ignorance really show just who, is stupid.

[TenderFantasy]

I know they are just trolling or being douchebags, that's true, but it's very hard not to react or reply. Especially when they insult your intelligence which is, most of the time, uncalled for. I do block them eventually, but not without me defending myself and my stance. I think I have that right! I have my self-wroth/dignity you know, and I am not just going to sit back and be insulted for no good reason!

[jshm2]

You're just being soft, and a pussy to boot, is all.

Remember that no one wins Nobel Prizes or Wooden Spoons for being right or wrong on the internet.

[LiamJHayden]

No. I get called an idiot frequently but such people. They make a judgment based upon a ten word response. Also, I'm pretty sure I can stomp almost all of them in a game of chess.

[Nikki1989]

No, I am always laughing at the naivety and the stupidity of the people on here.

[exitseven]

No, it is something I have put up with my whole life.

[Jennz6]

No, I know that there are many people that are smarter than me

[TenderFantasy]

So just because they are so called "smarter" (they may just know some things, either through research or just schooling, and you may know something THEY don't know too so it can be vice versa), DOESN'T mean they have the right to call you dumb or idiot or insult you. That's VERY immature and mean in you want my take on it!

[Jennz6]

@TenderFantasy thank you for your reply

[Unit1]

No, its nothing. I don't take morons seriously.

[TrillXHippy]

I don’t ask questions so people can make me feel stupid or question my intelligence

[Anonymous]

No. That's the curse of typically being the smartest guy in the room. 😆😆😆

[EmmaMary]

No, not in the slightest.

[ChefPapiChulo]

Have I ever been mean to u?