Ward Cunningham, the creator of the first wiki, said: The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question. It’s to post the wrong answer.

If you constantly express anger in your private conversations, your friends will likely find you tiresome, but when there’s an audience, the payoffs are different; outrage can boost status.

The internet promotes the same dynamic as road rage: once you’re arguing with a computer (or vehicle) rather than a person, social norms tend to vanish.

Primary origin: Ward Cunningham

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