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No More Filters

Some researchers blame the internet and point to it as the “gateway rudeness” that people are experiencing now. 

“We don’t filter ourselves as much as we used to,” says Bernard Golden, a psychologist. “On the internet, people feel like they can say anything. They no longer guard themselves. And I think they transfer that lack of filter into public life. I think from leadership that we’ve had in the last number of years, that’s only been more encouraged.”