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MkLiam OP t1_j6lot62 wrote

Coping with it is not a problem. I am far older than most of these gamers. Just trying to wrap my head around it.

I met a new friend on a game I had just started playing tonight. He seemed to know a lot of the other players online. After a while we got beat pretty badly and the whole opposing team entered our party and trash talked him until he just logged out. I just sat there silently listening to the whole thing.

I guess its just been a while since I got on a mic.

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Mojo647 t1_j6losjc wrote

I'd guess anonymity has a factor in this. It's easier to talk trash when people don't know who you are. It takes away the risk of being shamed for their bad behavior. Not that you can't be identified if someone knows what they're doing, but the average player won't bother.

Otherwise some people are just inherently toxic, and they take advantage of the communication tools in games to spew stupid stuff.

Also, it's just human nature when it comes to competitions. Some people are just bad sports and are not gracious at all.

Best not to dwell on it too much. It's often out of our control. Mute if you can, or have some fun trolling them.

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