Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?

It’s the world we live in. People like to hide behind the relative safety of a computer screen. It’s similar to the those that feel invincible when drunk and learn the hard way that drinking doesn’t make them bigger. I wonder just how many would act the same in person. Things seem to have exponentially gotten worse after COVID. I have wondered if the virus didn’t alter some yet undiscovered things in the human brain!  There are a couple of sites that I have abandoned just because they become a source of stress instead of pleasure because of it. Some aren't properly policed and others can be overly monitored calling you out for petty violations. Life’s too short for that.

Another question would be:

Have we lost civility and respect in general?

Seems to me it's been that way for a few decades all over the internet. All about anonymity. 

It’s a question I often think about and if it’s really different or if it’s easier to notice in the Information Age. 
 

I don’t know the answer and I do know being nice is a luxury we can all afford. Especially if we can afford to look at online for😳

Some have, but not all for sure. We all have our moments, and triggers...after all, it’s a subject we’re passionate about, and likely proud of. Something near and dear to us, so it inherently makes us a bit more vulnerable than a topic we don't give a hoot about.  It's also subjective, so is harder to make a point others will agree with. At home and work, there are very few people who know as much, or care as much about audio as I do, but on the forum there are lots...and some know more and care more. It can be threatening when someone challenges an area you may have felt you had some expertise in, or at least enough experience to feel confident about...especially if you’re not used to that. It’s so much harder to have a discussion online than in person too, and lotsa of subtleties get missed in print that would help ease an actual conversation. It’s people...I have faith most are just fine.

There’s also the fact there’s really no wrong way to do audio if you’re pleasing yourself and not harming small children in the process.😄 Enjoy it and have fun.