After seeing a lot of discussion on the forum about how the bring4th forum is doing, I thought back to my own experience in countless other forums. And how I subjectively noticed that people tend to be less compassionate on internet forums them in real life (although bring4th is head and shoulders above the average forum).
I found this interesting article that made me think: Anonymity of the Internet
This got me thinking about how much in common veiled 3d experience must have with anonymity on the internet forums.
First, there are some differences: in veiled 3d, we can't really take the veil off. On the internet, people can and do try to be less anonymous, posting their name, details of their lives, forming real bonds over one on one messaging, and even evolving to realtime chats, voice calls, and meeting up in person. I'm not sure we can mess with the veil in 3d in such the same way.
But there are some similiarities: in veiled 3d, and on the internet, the feeling of seperation is greater, because due to relatively anonymous interaction over electronic media it's easier to feel that the person on the other end of the post is a completely separate entity, and it's easy to ignore that entity's feelings or not feel empathy, and it's also easy to project whatever impression you have onto that poster. It's also easy to get great distance between your own identity and your actions because of the anonymity - which in a certain sense builds your core vibration more because you feel free to act in the way that seems natural to you - this seems analogous to the purpose of the veil in 3d - recall that Ra spoke of the fact that when there was no veil, everyone was serving others not because their core vibration, but because it just made sense since it was so obvious all were connected. There are probably some other examples, but it seems that really of all the places we can interact, the most veiled interaction we can have on Earth is probably over an electronic internet forum...
So that being said, I would not be "disappointed" over any disharmonious internet forum interactions because they are probably useful for some growth and self-discovery, just as we expect disharmony in most 3d experiences. Indeed, isn't that one of the reasons that those of us who wanderer did so in the first place - to learn interesting lessons on how to create harmony when disharmony is more natural in the veiled setting?
I found this interesting article that made me think: Anonymity of the Internet
Quote:According to Julie Zhuo in the November 30, 2010 New York Times article "Where Anonymity Breeds Contempt," psychological research has proven that anonymity increases unethical behavior. "And in the online world, which can offer total anonymity, the effect is even more pronounced...There's even a term for it: the online disinhibition effect."
This got me thinking about how much in common veiled 3d experience must have with anonymity on the internet forums.
First, there are some differences: in veiled 3d, we can't really take the veil off. On the internet, people can and do try to be less anonymous, posting their name, details of their lives, forming real bonds over one on one messaging, and even evolving to realtime chats, voice calls, and meeting up in person. I'm not sure we can mess with the veil in 3d in such the same way.
But there are some similiarities: in veiled 3d, and on the internet, the feeling of seperation is greater, because due to relatively anonymous interaction over electronic media it's easier to feel that the person on the other end of the post is a completely separate entity, and it's easy to ignore that entity's feelings or not feel empathy, and it's also easy to project whatever impression you have onto that poster. It's also easy to get great distance between your own identity and your actions because of the anonymity - which in a certain sense builds your core vibration more because you feel free to act in the way that seems natural to you - this seems analogous to the purpose of the veil in 3d - recall that Ra spoke of the fact that when there was no veil, everyone was serving others not because their core vibration, but because it just made sense since it was so obvious all were connected. There are probably some other examples, but it seems that really of all the places we can interact, the most veiled interaction we can have on Earth is probably over an electronic internet forum...
So that being said, I would not be "disappointed" over any disharmonious internet forum interactions because they are probably useful for some growth and self-discovery, just as we expect disharmony in most 3d experiences. Indeed, isn't that one of the reasons that those of us who wanderer did so in the first place - to learn interesting lessons on how to create harmony when disharmony is more natural in the veiled setting?