Do you have unanswered questions but feel too afraid to ask them?

There are many different topics on ATS and members have joined for different reasons but one thing we all have in common is that we like to learn. There are members who have been on ATS for a very long time and members who just recently joined, everyone has different things that they bring to this community. We explore new topics and ask questions but sometimes we may not want to ask a certain question in fear of being mocked. Everyone has their areas where they are knowledgeable and other areas where they aren't so much. As a community, we can come together and answer those unasked questions.

For example: I like to learn about science & technology but it is an area that I don't know much about, just the basics. I learn things differently than most so growing up, my Mom and I had to figure out how I learned best. That meant I kept my attention only on subjects that I was interested in and good at. Subjects like science & technology were kept minimal due to lack of interest. That being said, there are topics on ATS about science & technology where I don't understand terminology and sometimes concepts. Instead of asking here, where some stuff seems like it is basic knowledge to a lot of people, I ask my fiance because I know he won't judge me for not knowing.


Here is your chance to ask questions that you have been too afraid to ask and have people answer them for you, with no judgements made. You can submit your questions in a U2U to me and questions will be picked to be answered on air for the Out of the Box show. Your username will not be mentioned, just your question & the answer.

I have one:

What causes some people to be so mean online?

I'm not talking about bad-days, trolls, etc. But a genuine personality shift such as the stories I've read of people pretending to be romantically involved with an ex or someone who wronged them just to screw them over. People posting revenge nude photographs. People who froth-hulk-rage continually. I know some is the anonymity factor - but some I believe goes beyond that. Is there some mental illness there? Does it bleed into RL? When did this become acceptable?

a reply to: KaDeCo

Good question

I would like to cover this on the show. Hopefully more people will be asking questions so that this segment gets to be brought to the show. I hope you don't mind waiting for your answer, it will be a good one, I'll make sure of that.

I've received a question in a U2U. That's two now and if more people send in their questions, than we can get this segment on air.

When it comes to answering your questions, there are members in the show who have a wide variety of knowledge, ranging from the supernatural to science and everything in between. If we can't find a good enough answer amongst the members of the show than we will seek the answers from others who are expertise (or pretty darn close) in the field in question.