I blame the anonymity

to easy to be a jerk when there is no accountability

Yes they are. Myself included.

You are online , so you know how you behave here as well .

Yes well I like to think I am somewhere between really really really and really really really really dumb online whereas irl I'm most definitely just really dumb..

let's talk about something smart. go ahead...

A hint: just imagine "average" intelligence, and then realize half the population is dumber than that.

consider this scenario

https://similarworlds.com/7341161-I-Think-Its-Time-To-Evolve/3871926-In-the-shoes-of-another-Imagine-You-are-on-a

Yes

I'm as dumb as they come.

People were always this dumb. The internet simply makes it more visible and public.

Irl people don't reveal their stupidness as much as possible.

In online, everyone enjoys anonymity to some level and it allows them to be their stupid selfs.

My brother commented once, "Just think of the kids you encountered on the playground, who were loud and obnoxious, but not that bright ? They didn’t just die off, they grew up, too !” 😳

Lots of people are just dumb

if they are dumb online, they are dumb inside... that's what being online for a long time thought me

People really are that dumb

people ARE really dumb

https://similarworlds.com/random-subjects/stupid-questions/4547703-the-problem-with-stupid-people

People r dumb everywhere

People are stupid everywhere

So you’re a genius

On the internet, you can say whatever stupid shit you don't dare say in public, because nobody can punch you in the face for it.