I have witnessed many times, how rude people on the Internet can be and I have been the victim of very rude comments myself lots of times (interestingly more often on YouTube than on any other social media site). But why are people so rude on the Internet? Do they behave like that in their "real" life as well? Are they just brave enough, because they can hide behind a fake name or even fake picture? Or is this even a way to let their aggressions out?

One rude or unthoughtful comment can hurt a person so much, but what´s even worth is, that many times it is not just one comment. Often times a whole group chimes in and makes the situation even worse.

Often times the people that make the rude comments think, that they are the ones that say the truth and have the "right opinion" and therefor it´s their right to make just that comment. But is it OK to say something rude or mean- even if they think it is correct what they are saying?

Absolutely not. It is quite ironic t…