Why Are People Compelled To Be Nasty?

This bothers me as well!
I am sure it is because they lack happiness and are not content with their lives.

I go out of my way to be nice to people because I am generally just a happy and kind person.

I cannot see any other reason why some people feel the need to be rude and nasty.

I'm not a trained psychiatrist... but I might have slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

There are a lot of unhappy people in the world who don't even know that they're unhappy, IMHO. They like to snipe at other people because they get a chuckle out of it. Eventually, the activity becomes habit, then 2nd nature. It probably even stops giving them any entertainment, but they have no awareness of what they are doing, and so can have no motivation to change. And so they snipe. Also, the anonymity of the Internet helps to give many people a sense of safety and power, so they may feel more free to say whatever they want.

Just my 2cts.
My bill will be in the mail shortly.

while I'm not a trained psychiatrist, I did take some psycology classes in college, and just based upon what I learned there, I would have to say,

1.) They are very insecure with themselves thereby picking on you to appear bigger in others sight

2.) They are jealous and feel threatened by you

There's my 2 cents worth, however, I'm giving it to you pro-bono!:p

MissTerraK

I don't do pro bono and I don't send bills, Paypal me and you will have your answer toot-sweet!

PS: I'm not a psychologist either, but I can tell you about Pavlov's dog and Maslow's
Hierarchy Of Needs.




Oh what the heck, read it yourselves!

OEG Resource - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Your right, you gotta love me!
Well, my mother, my wife and my kids do,the rest of you just have to tolerate me!

People tend to not be themselves online because they believe they can be something they really want to be in real life but dont have the balls to do it. Online they can and not get the **** kicked out of them.

In real life they feel insignificant and probably got beat up or made fun of most of their lives.

Its the hide behind the keyboard syndrome!

Shane,
I grew up in OKC, did you used to beat me up?

Probably because it's easy to be a prick from the safety and anonymity a computer screen. People will say things to and about people online that would get them a fat lip out in the real world.

That said, I've always found the majority of people I've encountered online to be perfectly nice, civil, and polite. In general, they drown-out the arseholes.

But, if sensitive to such things, perhaps one way to deal with it is not to equate the people you encounter online with those you encounter in the real world. The Internet might be a big part of modern society but, as a means of communication, it's still very much divorced from the "real world". On a forum like this, for example, you can't see or hear the person you're communicating with. You can't read their body language, or hear the tone of what they're saying.

Unless you actually meet the people you're communicating with in person (or even on the phone), then the 'old' saying about how on the web, people don't know you're a dog still applies. For all you know, I could be a 96-year-old granny sitting in my little apartment with my 26 cats... or a 14-year-old spotty-faced teenager sitting in my parents basement... or a bored office worker sitting in a cramped cublicle... or a 30-something psychpathic serial killer looking for my next victim. Heck, I could even be some amazing artificial intelligence pretending to be a real person.

In short, I could be anyone and, for that reason, might as well be noone at all.

Not even real.

So why let something someone (who might not even be a real person) types onto a screen bother you in any way at all?

Steven,

when you have come from nothing to 6 figures and write your own copy that brings it . I would venture to say some people can't stand that so in order to make themselves appear a little more valuable they belittle the one who actually has done what they could not.

People by nature are competetive if someone is picking on you think to yourself well I learned and accelerated so that is gonna piss some people off but who cares I am a respected member of this community and that is good enough for me . then forget about it.

Much love and respect
-WD

I found said thread (won't link to it here) and yes - it was uncalled for.

Some people are just jerks. Whatever. I won't be buying.

Many people are compelled to be nasty out of envy and jealousy. Maybe you've got something they covet

Renee

so do i... it's actually like that

On-line and off-line there will always be a time where people will be quick to judge or be nasty, it's best to forgive, forget and move on as it only wastes mental energy and focus.

There is love in abundance with most people, however the ones with hate in their hearts have much more effective tools to spread their hate than others do to spread their love.

Human behavior has a field of study since time began.

Bottom line. Some people are just A-holes.

A waste of time trying to analyze it. Accept it, forget them, and move on.
Their negativity will eat them alive. Don't let it affect you.

I remember when John Lennon was shot.
A guy I was working with at the time and I were discussing it.
I said I couldn't remember the shooters name. He said, "I don't want to know it. That's what he wants."

I doubt he knows you take your relationships with other warriors very seriously. I think also that it wasn't anything against you personally, he was ready to lash out at anyone "famous"