if you know someone IRL and see them presenting themselves on twitter as someone quite different, does it bother you?
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that is, they have this society (in which it can actually be easier to be civil than offline). if they're a jerk here, they're going to be a jerk IRL too, it's just a matter of time.
But maybe we're talking about different sorts of people. I've had quite nuanced conversations with some people, then they've posted tweets like "if you don't agree with X, then go fuck yourself". I have sympathy because I often do agree with X, but I think it's uncivil.
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I just think that that sort of broadcast anger doesn't really endear anyone the cause, but I tend to give them a pass because I agree with it. Maybe it's a cognitive bias at play, but I'm tempted to trust such a person less than another who is consistently a jerk online and off.
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this is all very thoughtful and fair and i appreciate your comments.
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