Anonymous: ‘Loose Skin’ A Myth, Tells Jimmy Moore To Hit The Gym Harder

Filed under: Health — jimmy @ 2:41 pm

I have always contended that people are much more assertive, aggressive, and in-your-face on the Internet than they would EVER be in the real world. Sure, there are a few exceptions to this, but for the most part it’s true. And when you can post something anonymously without any way to trace where it came from, you can multiply that willingness to say ANYTHING by at least one-hundredfold!

People have their opinions and certainly don’t mind sharing them regardless of the consequences. I learned a long time ago that you had better put on a thick layer of skin if you decide to start blogging for the whole world to see, especially when it comes to sharing your own personal diet and weight loss story. Everyone has their own theories about what works and I think it’s great that the World Wide Web affords us the chance to hear all of these voices and decide for ourselves what is true or not.

But there is some sense of responsibility for decency and class when it comes to leaving a comment, especially when it is critical. There’s nothing more cowardly in my opinion than to do what I like to call a “drive-by comment”–you come into a blog, post a flaming comment anonymously, and then run away. What good does that do? Just put your name and e-mail address on there at the end so that if people have questions about what you wrote they can reach you. How difficult would that be?

Well, I suppose they don’t WANT to be contacted and that should make you suspicious of their remarks. Anyone willing to give a strong opinion should never be afraid to catch some heat back from the people who disagree. It’s how public discourse should be handled and yet so many people like the following anonymous reader just don’t get that.

I’ve blogged quite extensively about having “loose skin” after my 180-pound weight loss and this nameless, faceless commenter decided to leave his feedback–”drive-by comment”-styled–to this post I wrote last year about my loose skin following my low-carb weight loss.

Click here to see what he wrote along with my paragraph-by-paragraph response as well as a fiery response from one of my blog readers.