ok I have a spare few seconds, so I'll explain a couple of things:
OP, the problem with the internet is not that "people take refuge in anonymity to abuse others who are depersonalized to the extreme, all to swell their e-penis".
The problem with the internet is that text does a very bad fucking job of conveying tone. The problem with the internet is that people who aren't familiar with the culture of a given online community always see hostility where none was intended. The problem with the internet is that everyone thinks that they're just joking around and the person behind the screen is being super srs and is insulting them. The problem with the fucking internet is that everyone thinks that they're defending themselves against unprovoked aggression, while the person they're arguing with believes exactly the same fucking thing.
People who think things like this:
Corker said:
I made this account just to observe the scum of the Internet in its natural habitat. Don't mind the declared observer; continue putting each other down to make yourselves feel good, and otherwise poisoning your souls.
are the problem with the internet.
Am I screaming at my computer right now, or am I typing this with my tongue in my cheek? You have no way of knowing, but I bet that you imagined me screaming.