My Not So Secret Hatred For Keyboard Warriors.

The Urban Dictionary Definition of 'Keyboard Warrior':

1. A Person who, being unable to express his anger through physical violence (owning to their physical weakness, lack of bravery and/or conviction in real life), instead manifests said emotions through the text-based medium of the internet, usually in the form of aggressive writing that the Keyboard Warrior would not (for reasons previously mentioned) be able to give form to in real life.

2. The term is a combination of the word 'keyboard' (the main tool by which the person expresses his/her latent rage) and 'warrior' (due to the warrior-like aggression, tendency towards violence, headstrong nature and propensity towards brute force as a means of resolving conflict rather than more subtle means dependant on finesse).

3. The Keyboard Warrior seeks to use the power imbued in his 'weapon' to effect death and destruction (in a strictly-metaphorical sense) upon his foes (other virtual identities he has encountered on the internet). In essence, the keyboard (ie. text input ability) allows the keyboard warrior to manifest his true warrior nature in a safe and removed environment, from which no real-life repercussions .

4. Keyboard Warriors are generally identified by unnecessary rage in their written communications, and are regarded as 'losers' by other virtual identities on the internet.



My own definition of a 'Keyboard Warrior':

Someone who spends the majority of their time hidden behind the keyboard. Who incessantly tweets and posts random shit that winds you up the wall. Whether it's an unwanted opinion or some kind of warped self representation of themselves, keyboard warriors can't help but ruin your evening by flooding your Facebook with loved up statuses to their partners (this wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't every five minutes of the day) or set you up in a bad mood for the morning by tweeting something so incredibly stupid that you can't quite comprehend how they manage to spell their own name. Keyboard warriors aren't necessarily always angry, in my opinion, sometimes they're just cocky.

Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have provided us with fantastic opportunities to share happy moments with our friends and family, jokes with people from a similar outlook in life and up to date news and trends like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Unfortunately there are those that don't use these sites in this way. There are those that publicly announce every upset of their life and manipulate situations to create drama and to get some twisted form of sympathy. These are my least favourite kind of people. 

I don't know, I guess I'm just sick of people who put a front on over the internet and then when you see them in person are not only completely different, but also incredibly annoying to look at because of how much they annoy you whenever you go to see what your friends are up to. There's nothing wrong with having opinions, being yourself, having a joke around, but some people just seem to have the habit to be able to do this in the most irritating way possible.