As you get older you will care less about what other people think about you. This is the internet after all and almost everyone on this board shouldn't take what is being said so personal.
This is usually where I pull out and post the old demotivational poster with the caption: "Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win you're still retarded".
Originally Posted by Yowzer
I don't agree with this at all. Most of the internet that I use consists of message boards and comment sections i.e. shaggybevo, AVSforum, slickdeals, and (my favorite), the chron.com comments where I won't meet the people that I interact with but just reading their posts is enough for me. This is where I think your observations would hold.
The only other forum where I've actually met people is the 2+2 forum. Even then, I don't care about how they look. This forum is based on how the other person looks and/or how they will interact with you. I would treat this differently than other areas of the internet and would defend myself against baseless remarks.
In other words, it is more personal.
Ruby doesn't like me, but I still think she's hot.