The internet can breed anger

Sometimes it's better to let a thought gestate before reacting to it. Take a walk, a run, talk to people to get perspective.

Anger is an impulse emotion. If you see something that goes against your belief system, you feel threatened and lash out. With online comments, the internet provides a stage for first reactions: posted without deliberation. Youtube is a prime example of this. The littany of hate-filled remarks show little sign of people weighing over what they say before posting it. Even positive first reactions are sometimes not intelligent ones. One might compliment a singer's writing process only to find out minutes or months later that someone else wrote the song.

People should make a conscious effort to think things through deeply before making those knee-jerk reactions that are creating what seems to be a more angry society.