So its the second installment of my three part series: Triple Post. In this post I'm going to talk about one of my favorite internet institutions, The Flame War. A flame war consists of two or more people hating on each other over the internet, and is characterized by impotent rage, and racial slurs. I could explain it all day, but I feel it would be better explained by this cheery little tune.........................We Didn't Start The Flame War
Flame Wars are one the things that worry me most about the internet, because they speak to the fact that even though people know they can't win a fight on the internet, they still constantly try to anyway. The very nature of the internet makes it nearly impossible to convince someone that they are wrong and then get them to admit it, its simply too anonymous.
Also, I fear that is reveals a coming trend in internet usage. I can only assume that the people posting in these flame wars are under 12 years old or total imbeciles. We can statistically ignore the imbecile, but the under 12 year old crowd presents a bigger problem.
As technology grows it naturally becomes more popular with the youngest generations at the greatest rate. Huge droves of 12 year olds and under are just starting to get their feet wet in the deep end of the internet, and there is nobody there to guide them. They are going through an internet trial by fire, and thousands are falling for trolls or getting locked into unwinnable battles with each other.
I feel there needs to be a group of people to shepard these sorry individuals and show them how to use the internet properly, a group of Internet Super Heroes. But then again, people would probably just flame the crap out of them.
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