Without presence in a physical public space people tend to behave in maladaptive ways, they don't really internalize that they're speaking publicly or even to

Without presence in a physical public space people tend to behave in maladaptive ways, they don't really internalize that they're speaking publicly or even to real people. A lot of stuff said on the internet would not be said if someone had to say it directly to someone's face. I've actually taken that up as a guideline, before I hit send on anything I do ask myself if I'd say that to someone sitting across the table.