How the online hate mob set its sights on me

Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by nefitty on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @05:05AM (#10776810)

Twitter, Reddit, 4chan... They're all starting to look more like each other every day.

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by aikah on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @07:54AM (#10777432)

I disagree, saying something outrageous on Reddit or 4chan is almost without consequence, given the anonymity on these forum.

The problem is people on Twitter putting their real name out and expecting no consequences for their actions everytime they tweet something.

Twitter is open AND people chose to reveal their true identity ... what could go wrong ?

Twitter is a wonderful tool for businesses to create channels. If you have something to sell yes you should absolutely be on Twitter, if not, at least stay anonymous while going on rants or when saying questionable things. She should have.

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by nih0 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @05:49AM (#10776948)

Nobody on 4chan would roast you for writing "Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get Aids. Just kidding. I’m white", they roast SJWs, feminists...

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by mcherm on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @06:12AM (#10777028)

Quickly denouncing anyone who expresses certain sorts of opinions thus preventing certain sorts of discussion seems much the same to me regardless of which opinions it is aimed at.

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by forgetsusername on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @07:28AM (#10777314)

>Quickly denouncing anyone who expresses certain sorts of opinions thus preventing certain sorts of discussion

The same occurs on these very boards. Everything looks copacetic when you're an insider.

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by Kristine1975 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @06:53AM (#10777187)

4chan isn't really for discussion, though. It's for pictures, palaver and pissing matches.

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Re:How the online hate mob set its sights on me by garrettgrimsley on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @08:16AM (#10777544)

And Twitter, with its 140 character limit, is for discussion? I've seen far more productive discussion on 4chan than on Twitter.

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