The natives are getting restless (Destiny)

by kapowaz, Saturday, November 30, 2013, 02:47 (4010 days ago) @ Xenos

I saw the same article and had the exact same reaction. If that's all it takes for people to think I'm angry then they don't know me very well.

They can know you very well and still fall into the same trap; the main reason it happens is because conversation is reliant on all manner of non-verbal cues taken from (amongst others) body language. Some linguists would say it's far less what you say that matters, and far more about how you say it. Once you take all those cues away we are reduced to the same level as an autistic person, somebody who simply doesn't understand the cues, and I'm sure you're familiar with how difficult that makes conversing for those individuals!

There's lots of material to be read on the subject if you're interested. Personally I find it fascinating stuff - if can explain a lot about how disagreements form when talking online...!