Number of trolls the Internet is growing because of the anonymity Bashny.Net

Baroness Susan Greenfield, professor of pharmacology at Oxford University, believes that people in the process of formation and development of society have developed so-called "hand-brake" to disclose all their thoughts in real life. But while the physical constraints and physical contact does not help to express "monstrous" thoughts from behind the screen, created by the Internet, this "brake" is no longer applicable.



Instead, lack of empathy caused by the anonymity of the Internet has led to "a terrible behavior" - the people directly threatened interlocutors rape, bombings, murders and other similar actions, showing "the worst side of human nature." According to Greenfield, the screen presented the "evil people" new means of expression without the normal social constraints.

This month, it has already led to irreparable consequences. Thus, MP Stella Creasy, peacemaker Caroline Criado-Perez, Professor Mary Beard and some women journalists were subjected to threats of rape and murder in Twitter and teenager Hannah Smith committed suicide after the humiliation of her on the Internet.

Baroness Greenfield noted that intimidation, of course, has always been a characteristic of the bad people, but as long as the cyberworld has not provided them with a platform for their own anonymity, they had to limit myself. The physical body is provided such restrictions by using eyes, tone of voice and other similar manifestations, and although human nature requires expression as it is a kind of panacea for loneliness and health benefits, people have to limit yourself, because otherwise other people may get the power over them Using weaknesses.

But as the Internet of people hiding behind the screen, allowing them to remain unrecognized, natural constraints cease to be relevant.

via factroom.ru