And here I thought this avoidance of common decency was strictly a California thing.

I believe the anonymity of online communication . . . what we're doing here, now, lends itself to the sort of anti-social rudeness you refer to.

But then I can make a distinction between typed conversations and conversations in real life and the social customs involved, so I always assumed others can, but maybe it's also a generational problem.

And here I thought this avoidance of common decency was strictly a California thing.

I believe the anonymity of online communication . . . what we're doing here, now, lends itself to the sort of anti-social rudeness you refer to.

But then I can make a distinction between typed conversations and conversations in real life and the social customs involved, so maybe it's also a generational problem.

And here I thought this avoidance of common decency was strictly a California thing.