Re:The Internet Will Be the Death of Us
by cm2187 on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @07:41AM
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I agree that there is a social control tempering the aggressivity and nastiness in individual physical interactions. But in a sense this is merely social norms inhibating people into not being themselves. I think the anonymity of internet is more similar to the anonymity of a crowd or mob. And mobs behaviour often isn't pretty.
Ever go to a townhall, join an interest group for hobbies or exercise or done some vulanteer work? You’ll meet all sorts of people at those, and most of them treat each other well.
I’ve seen my share of assholeness on the internet, I’m old enough to have been on it before usenet has its eternal September after all, and I think it’s different today. Much more political than its ever been.