Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Is Singapore’s Internet Generation Plagued with Low Self-Esteem and Frustration?

I noticed, there have a lot of low self-esteem and frusting for $$$
Overreaction and self-righteous judgement were the words of the day when child actor and YouTuber Amos Yee posted his satirical Chinese New Year video online.



While the video may have come across as offensive, the reactions to it may have been overblown by thousands of keyboard warriors suffering from low self esteem.



“Your parents and ancestors should be curse for not bring you up to be respectful to your ancestors (sic), “ said netizen See Kok Henry on Yahoo! News.

“I wanna punch this stupid ginna face!!!!” said GuiLingKwek, on Stomp

And “what an Yee-diot,” was just one of the many one-liners delivered derogatorily to Amos’s efforts at satire.



Criticism of the likes that Amos was attacked with usually stems from a Low Self Esteem (LSE) sufferer. The mind of a LSE sufferer is usually full of negative messages, and the excessively negative ones usually explode in the form of criticism for anything within reach.

Studies have shown that people with low self-esteem (LSE) are often unwilling or unable to see that their behaviour is inappropriate. When one Facebook user was gently chided for cursing at a mere child, she responded violently, peppering her defiant reply with swear words.

This makes it even more difficult for LSE sufferers to seek help, as it is difficult to convince them they actually have a problem. LSE sufferers also often overreact to comments or behaviours that they view as inappropriate or offensive: case in point, the severely negative reactions of the public to the video, as seen above.

After all, what harm does a YouTube video, offensive or not, do to you?

So was everyone who threw insults, curses and threats at Amos full of self-loathing and general unhappiness?

By contrast, successful people and great leaders have often been shown to be encouraging, tolerant and exude positivity. Nonetheless, studies have shown that an overly critical personality is often caused by innate unhappiness. This emotions stemming from jealousy, envy and stress result in a form of psyche and emotional relief in the form of criticizing others.

People with this problem are also prone to jumping to conclusions and have shorter attention spans. In online communities, we very often see the young generation commenting on an article when there is a disclaimer at the very end stating that it was a joke. Along with the number of complaints and negative comments in comparison to positive remarks, it definitely shows a worrying trend among Singaporeans.

So, is the internet generation of Singapore having low self-esteem and suffer from confidence problems because they are innately unhappy and stressed out by life?


Overreaction and self-righteous judgement were the words of the day when child actor and YouTuber Amos Yee posted his satirical Chinese New Year video online.



While the video may have come across as offensive, the reactions to it may have been overblown by thousands of keyboard warriors suffering from low self esteem.



“Your parents and ancestors should be curse for not bring you up to be respectful to your ancestors (sic), “ said netizen See Kok Henry on Yahoo! News.

“I wanna punch this stupid ginna face!!!!” said GuiLingKwek, on Stomp

And “what an Yee-diot,” was just one of the many one-liners delivered derogatorily to Amos’s efforts at satire.



Criticism of the likes that Amos was attacked with usually stems from a Low Self Esteem (LSE) sufferer. The mind of a LSE sufferer is usually full of negative messages, and the excessively negative ones usually explode in the form of criticism for anything within reach.

Studies have shown that people with low self-esteem (LSE) are often unwilling or unable to see that their behaviour is inappropriate. When one Facebook user was gently chided for cursing at a mere child, she responded violently, peppering her defiant reply with swear words.

This makes it even more difficult for LSE sufferers to seek help, as it is difficult to convince them they actually have a problem. LSE sufferers also often overreact to comments or behaviours that they view as inappropriate or offensive: case in point, the severely negative reactions of the public to the video, as seen above.

After all, what harm does a YouTube video, offensive or not, do to you?

So was everyone who threw insults, curses and threats at Amos full of self-loathing and general unhappiness?

By contrast, successful people and great leaders have often been shown to be encouraging, tolerant and exude positivity. Nonetheless, studies have shown that an overly critical personality is often caused by innate unhappiness. This emotions stemming from jealousy, envy and stress result in a form of psyche and emotional relief in the form of criticizing others.

People with this problem are also prone to jumping to conclusions and have shorter attention spans. In online communities, we very often see the young generation commenting on an article when there is a disclaimer at the very end stating that it was a joke. Along with the number of complaints and negative comments in comparison to positive remarks, it definitely shows a worrying trend among Singaporeans.

So, is the internet generation of Singapore having low self-esteem and suffer from confidence problems because they are innately unhappy and stressed out by life?


Overreaction and self-righteous judgement were the words of the day when child actor and YouTuber Amos Yee posted his satirical Chinese New Year video online.



While the video may have come across as offensive, the reactions to it may have been overblown by thousands of keyboard warriors suffering from low self esteem.



“Your parents and ancestors should be curse for not bring you up to be respectful to your ancestors (sic), “ said netizen See Kok Henry on Yahoo! News.

“I wanna punch this stupid ginna face!!!!” said GuiLingKwek, on Stomp

And “what an Yee-diot,” was just one of the many one-liners delivered derogatorily to Amos’s efforts at satire.



Criticism of the likes that Amos was attacked with usually stems from a Low Self Esteem (LSE) sufferer. The mind of a LSE sufferer is usually full of negative messages, and the excessively negative ones usually explode in the form of criticism for anything within reach.

Studies have shown that people with low self-esteem (LSE) are often unwilling or unable to see that their behaviour is inappropriate. When one Facebook user was gently chided for cursing at a mere child, she responded violently, peppering her defiant reply with swear words.

This makes it even more difficult for LSE sufferers to seek help, as it is difficult to convince them they actually have a problem. LSE sufferers also often overreact to comments or behaviours that they view as inappropriate or offensive: case in point, the severely negative reactions of the public to the video, as seen above.

After all, what harm does a YouTube video, offensive or not, do to you?

So was everyone who threw insults, curses and threats at Amos full of self-loathing and general unhappiness?

By contrast, successful people and great leaders have often been shown to be encouraging, tolerant and exude positivity. Nonetheless, studies have shown that an overly critical personality is often caused by innate unhappiness. This emotions stemming from jealousy, envy and stress result in a form of psyche and emotional relief in the form of criticizing others.

People with this problem are also prone to jumping to conclusions and have shorter attention spans. In online communities, we very often see the young generation commenting on an article when there is a disclaimer at the very end stating that it was a joke. Along with the number of complaints and negative comments in comparison to positive remarks, it definitely shows a worrying trend among Singaporeans.

So, is the internet generation of Singapore having low self-esteem and suffer from confidence problems because they are innately unhappy and stressed out by life?


6 days ago by Maryanne Lee

Saturday, January 14, 2012