People copy frustration from each other [1] - that is why public speaking and writing needs to be careful. In general people know the rules and they used to spe

People copy frustration from each other [1] - that is why public speaking and writing needs to be careful. In general people know the rules and they used to speak and write differently depending on the audience and they used to put a lot of work into public speaking/writing to avoid provoking the 'monkey dances'. The internet somehow blurs the distinction, there is so much public writing that we don't have time to put that extra effort, and also it feels like it is private writing - that is why we have flamewars (http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/online-conflict-in-the-light-of-mimetic-theory/2009/11/25 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/online-conflict-in-the-light-o...). It was a mistake that his rant addressed to his friends was posted publicly, but I am also sure that with some effort it could be made less flamebaiting. 1. See the mimetic theory by Rene Girard - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Girard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Girard