I read a fair number of political blogs, both liberal and conservative, and a lot of news stories that now allow anonymous nitwits to post comments. It just occurred to me recently, however, how much those comment sections resemble a game of soccer involving 5-year-olds. Both involve:
- lots of pointless screaming and wailing
- juvenile pleas for attention, especially from one or two players who seem to be everywhere
- uncoordinated and often pointless back-and-forth that generally goes nowhere
- little planning or evidence of thinking
- almost no paying attention to others on either side
- bad grammar
Both also quickly become so boring that, unless they have a kid in the game, most people quickly wander off. At least with the kids’ game, you get some fresh air, rather than stale old B.S.
