Fingering People on the Internet
If I finger someone on the Internet will they be insulted or pleased?
———- from Jim Ball ofNew York, NY
It depends on your original intention. Some people are pleased to be insulted. We call them “masochists” and many of them work in our public schools. Other people are so thick-skinned you couldn’t insult them if you tried, even using all your fingers. Likewise, there are those whom you could never please with your fingers – such as an angry spouse, or a resentful former friend to whom you owe money. Really, when you think of it, our fingers aren’t terribly important. Your wallet is much more effective at getting and keeping the attention of others.
It depends on your original intention. Some people are pleased to be insulted. We call them “masochists” and many of them work in our public schools. Other people are so thick-skinned you couldn’t insult them if you tried, even using all your fingers. Likewise, there are those whom you could never please with your fingers – such as an angry spouse, or a resentful former friend to whom you owe money. Really, when you think of it, our fingers aren’t terribly important. Your wallet is much more effective at getting and keeping the attention of others.