Twitter user @TechnicallyRon has created a series of manipulated graphics that show newspaper headlines being replaced with real reader comments—while it is probable that the project is meant to be humorous, it actually highlights the dark, cruel side of anonymity on the internet.
While some of the featured comments are part of the pointless, mindless chatter that is so prevalent on social media, others are surprisingly, and unnecessarily, brutal and scornful.
From callous jokes about the missing MH370 tragedy to misogynistic and racist statements, these comments reveal the uncomfortable fact that many people hide behind the computer screen to conduct their harmful “trolling”.
View more images from this thought-provoking series below.
[via Beautiful / Decay]