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A comment on Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the quality of debate. Parent comment

Re:Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the qua... by fiala__ on Monday October 29, 2018 @09:12AM (#18327203)
Mastodon is cool, but it's far from immune to mob mentality – see Wil Wheaton thing a few months ago:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/31/17801404/mastodon-harassm...

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Re:Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the qua... by dvtrn on Monday October 29, 2018 @10:32AM (#18327813)
I don't believe anything is immune from mob mentality as long as impulsive, emotional human beings are participating.
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Re:Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the qua... by mrhappyunhappy on Monday October 29, 2018 @11:24AM (#18328239)
I believe visible scores are the only reason for mob mentality. Take away the pluses or the minuses and the numbers attached to them and heard mentality weakens. You still have some attachment from surroundings opinions but to a much lesser extent. At that point the behavior shifts from micro to macro, from a single post to the whole platform. HN is the perfect example of this.
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