I believe both reasons are true. Also, speaking face to face, I think we tend to be more polite and also we can immediately rephrase anything that is misunderstood or expound on our ideas, etc. Quite often an individual's facial expression can immediately let us know whether he/she understood or is confused or insulted.


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I hope this no one will see this as an insulting post.
>I was just pondering if people tend to be more insulting on the internet than in everday life because of lack of instant feedback.
>Or is it that those who reading these posts are reading more into them than was intended.