Good to see the courts taking a harsher line against online harassment:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.exa...y-22993824.amp
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Originally Posted by Sirius
Sometimes i don't even have to physically meet them. I can work it out over a short period of time via written words.
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The trouble with this is that misunderstandings can often occur when communicating in the written word.
Things such as tone, facial expressions etc aren't present and some people aren't able to express themselves effectively due to various disabilities.
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Originally Posted by Carth
I think we've all met someone at some time that we - for whatever reason - take an instant dislike to.
I'm pretty sure it's not because of the persons colour, race, disability, religion or political stance, but something deeper and instinctive that says 'watch this one'
Conversely we've also met those we feel an instant affinity to, again just some instinctive brain function harking back to when we lived in caves 
In both cases that 'first impression' can turn out to be wrong, but it still happens . . . as Pierre says, it's human nature. |
Yes, I think that this is true. It is irrational though, so I think that we should try to override these thoughts.
Such thoughts are said to be because we try to work people out based on past experiences (good of bad) from people that they remind us off either physically, socially, intellectually etc.
I think that this arises from a primitive form of self protection eg if we were stung by a certain plant, we would be wary of going near to a plant that reminded us of the one that stung us in the past, which may be perfectly innocuous.