Sometimes the criticism is delivered directly to you, in a community you care about. It's one thing to know that someone on the internet dislikes you. It's ano

Sometimes the criticism is delivered directly to you, in a community you care about. It's one thing to know that someone on the internet dislikes you. It's another to see someone do it within earshot at your favourite pub. People on the internet make the sort of quips you'd never make within slapping distance of the subject. They do it where the subject hangs out.