I think he coud be a lot insulted.
Things can be said while in a group of guys standing around shooting the bull and the others can tell that it's all just bs and no meant to be taken seriously. (and even under those circumstances things can get out of hand)
But thngs said on line are there in print and the meaning can't be discerned by the body language, the tone of voice, the facial expession, the look on the face, the loudness or softness... all the things that can communicate that we are just having little fun or that we're really angry, or bummed out or?????. It's very difficult to convey that you're just bs'n when it's in print. What is said whlile bs'n often is pretty mean when taken for exactly what the words say.
Things said on line should be well thought out and should be said with a purpose... a goal. Before posting ask yourself what your goal is. What do you wish to have be the result of your post. What effect do you want your words to have on the party to whom it's being directed.
If you post without asking these questions, post witout an intended goal, then you have only reacted to what is being said. Reactions are usually mindless and are controlled by the emotions with a desire to be one of the crowd being one of the foremost sub-conscious goals, while paying little attention to the actual idea being convey by the words and how others might be affected by what you've said.
Ask yourself: Am I be-ing the person I really can believe in? Do my words reflect what I really believe in? Will what I'm about to post contribute to helping the world be the kind of place I really want it to be? Every action has meaning and a consequence. Every word changes the whole world.
A guy's gotta think before runnin the mouth.
