T. Michael Martin | Does the Internet Turn Us Into A-Holes? @tmikemartin | Uploaded February 2015 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
There can be a lot of cruelty online. But is it the Internet's fault, or ours? I've been thinking a lot about this recently, partly because of my own experience in both receiving Internet rage and (very rarely) transmitting it. I think it may have also been on my mind because of some recent health scares, which made me think a lot about my own life and the fact that it will end at some point, so how do I want to treat others while I'm alive? This video was also inspired by things some of my favorite YouTubers have said.
Tyler Oakley's video on fandoms (it came out a year ago, but it's stuck with me ever since): youtube.com/watch?v=U6lH_r4AsT4
Hank Green has written many fantastic posts about the topic. Here are a couple recent standouts (the reblogs/comments are perhaps as instructive as the original posts): edwardspoonhands.com/post/110737977530/i-have-an-idea-how-about-we-dont-mock-the
edwardspoonhands.com/post/106390475890/how-are-you-and-your-brother-so-awful-i-dont
John Green's post on whether the Internet is inherently dehumanizing: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/108219302298/hermionejg-i-used-to-get-messages-like-this
TheThirdPew on why we hate celebrities:
youtube.com/watch?v=4vZ6gqMa_SE
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MY BOOK:
THE END GAMES is a Young Adult thriller about two brothers -- ages 17 and 5 -- surviving a monster-filled apocalypse in West Virginia. John Green called it "brilliant, fun, and blisteringly intelligent fiction." You can find it now at these online booksellers:
INDIEBOUND: indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin
Amazon: http://dft.ba/-theendgamesmartin
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/the-end-games-t-michael-martin/1113200615?ean=9780062201805
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Book Depository (international orders): bookdepository.co.uk/End-Games-T-Michael-Martin/9780062201805
I also make HOW TO ADULT videos with Elmify and the Vlogbrothers:
youtube.com/learnhowtoadult
There can be a lot of cruelty online. But is it the Internet's fault, or ours? I've been thinking a lot about this recently, partly because of my own experience in both receiving Internet rage and (very rarely) transmitting it. I think it may have also been on my mind because of some recent health scares, which made me think a lot about my own life and the fact that it will end at some point, so how do I want to treat others while I'm alive? This video was also inspired by things some of my favorite YouTubers have said.
Tyler Oakley's video on fandoms (it came out a year ago, but it's stuck with me ever since): youtube.com/watch?v=U6lH_r4AsT4
Hank Green has written many fantastic posts about the topic. Here are a couple recent standouts (the reblogs/comments are perhaps as instructive as the original posts): edwardspoonhands.com/post/110737977530/i-have-an-idea-how-about-we-dont-mock-the
edwardspoonhands.com/post/106390475890/how-are-you-and-your-brother-so-awful-i-dont
John Green's post on whether the Internet is inherently dehumanizing: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/108219302298/hermionejg-i-used-to-get-messages-like-this
TheThirdPew on why we hate celebrities:
youtube.com/watch?v=4vZ6gqMa_SE
Subscribe for new videos every other week! youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=tmikemartin
Find me elsewhere:
twitter.com/tmikemartin
tmichaelmartin.tumblr.com
instagram.com/tmichaelmartin
Merchandise (including posters about books and "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost"):
store.dftba.com/collections/t-michael-martin
MY BOOK:
THE END GAMES is a Young Adult thriller about two brothers -- ages 17 and 5 -- surviving a monster-filled apocalypse in West Virginia. John Green called it "brilliant, fun, and blisteringly intelligent fiction." You can find it now at these online booksellers:
INDIEBOUND: indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin
Amazon: http://dft.ba/-theendgamesmartin
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/the-end-games-t-michael-martin/1113200615?ean=9780062201805
Books-A-Million: booksamillion.com/p/End-Games/T-Michael-Martin/9780062201805?id=5632660560770
Book Depository (international orders): bookdepository.co.uk/End-Games-T-Michael-Martin/9780062201805
I also make HOW TO ADULT videos with Elmify and the Vlogbrothers:
youtube.com/learnhowtoadult
