TLDR: Dogs use body language. smell etc to gauge wether another dog is friend or foe. When a barrier (like a fence etc) stops this assessment, they go straight to aggression as a defence/protection measure.
My guess is it a similar thing in humans.
We are stripped of our usual communication and threat assessment of the other person we would have in a normal encounter. We can’t see their face, their body language etc etc. So if someone is prone to anxiety and/or aggression (two sides of the same coin), they jump straight to “That driver is a cunt who did that on purpose and to spite me”.
Edit: This is also why I think online discussions so often turn into insult ridden shit fests.
Have you heard of barrier aggression in dogs?
TLDR: Dogs use body language. smell etc to gauge wether another dog is friend or foe. When a barrier (like a fence etc) stops this assessment, they go straight to aggression as a defence/protection measure.
My guess is it a similar thing in humans.
We are stripped of our usual communication and threat assessment of the other person we would have in a normal encounter. We can’t see their face, their body language etc etc. So if someone is prone to anxiety and/or aggression (two sides of the same coin), they jump straight to “That driver is a cunt who did that on purpose and to spite me”.
Edit: This is also why I think online discussions so often turn into insult ridden shit fests.
anxiety and aggression combo is so interesting and makes sense explaining past interactions with people
This video illustrates it well
(loud barking warning)