Dealing With Stupid People Online

Just read an interesting post by blogger Ryan Caldwell on dealing with online morons.

I have to say I've been running into more stupid people online than before these past few week. Thats one of the reasons why I am barely active on the UAE blogger scene. I, and many people i know agree, that the blogosphere is losing its charm..

You can read the whole thing here, below is a snapshot:

So what makes a stupid person?
As I use the term, a stupid person is a person who meets one or more of these characteristics:

- Rather than positively contribute to a community, they prefer to attack people who are smart and successful
- They have a hard time thinking outside of a binary mode (either you are for us or you're against us)
- They are closed to complexities and possibilities that take a little brain work (i.e. stick to simple and obvious)
- They spend their lives wishing they were someone else (often letting jealousy take root)
- Instead of acting, they wish

Sounds familiar .. don't you think?