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{{tropeUseful Notes|wppage=Online disinhibition effect}}

[[File:greaterdickwad_6440greaterdickwad 6440.jpg|frame|Close, but no Fuckwad. <ref>It works better if you put the stress on the last syllable, try it.</ref>]]

The '''[[Fun with Acronyms|'''G]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|reater ]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|I]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|nternet ]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|F]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|uckwad ]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|T]]'''[[Fun with Acronyms|heory]]. First [[Trope Namer|given a name]] by the boys at ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'', it is a theory that seeks to illuminate why so many people seem to degenerate into antisocial, [[Cluster F-Bomb|pottymouthed]], [[Bias Steamroller|bigoted]] [[Jerkass|Jerkasses]]es online, when they might only be mildly unpleasant or even polite and affable in-person.