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Are you misunderstood more often on the internet or in "real life"?

Asked by Dansedescygnes (2881points) April 20th, 2009

For me, it would definitely be on the internet. It kind of puzzles me a bit because I feel that I type pretty clearly and explicitly. But there’s only so much you can communicate with text. Not to mention many times on the internet I have come across people who just flat out refuse to understand me or listen to me. You don’t know how many times I’ve been misunderstood and then tried to explain myself and people essentially said “no, it’s pretty clear what you were trying to say; it’s clear I don’t have to continue listening to you.” No. It’s not “clear”. What’s clear is that you’re not listening because you don’t want to listen. A few times I’ve come across people who have essentially decided what my motives were before they would give me a chance to explain them.

I consider myself lucky that I can’t even think of a time this has happened outside of the internet, albeit I’m sure it has, but not as often.

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