Comments on: Does Medium Affect Behavior?

By: techandlife

techandlife — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:26:00 +0000

Amber, you’re right something strange does seem to happen to a lot of people when they get behind the wheel. Some people act quite differently. But at the same time, I think some people show their true colours on the road. I have noticed that it’s often the same types of car which cut me up and barge around. Big cars driven by pushy types who’ve probably got where they are in business with this sort of arrogant attitude.
Haven’t had a problem with Twitter though – in the year I’ve been active I don’t think I’ve seen anything remotely like what I used to see on forums – which I rarely seem to visit any more, wonder why?

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:14:09 +0000

That is the exact thing I thought of when reading this post. Unfortunately, it’s just as true now as it was then.

By: Eugene Kan

Eugene Kan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:08:15 +0000

I’m virtually two different people when I’m living/working in Hong Kong vs. visiting family back in Canada. To put things in perspective, in Hong Kong getting run into or bumped into is an every day, every hour occurrence… in reality you can’t apologize every single time even if you’re not in the wrong.

By: AM

AM — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:35:32 +0000

See: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/

(note: this cartoon uses words that some people may find offensive – but I think it makes the point well).