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Re:Beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversa... by ssdspoimdsjvv on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:04AM (#28735643)
Online discussions lack tone of voice, intonation, etc. and any form of non-verbal communication which makes it really hard to judge the intention of the other person.

And of course pure anonymity makes it possible to be an asshole without having to suffer the consequences.

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Re:Beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversa... by robbedpeter on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:27AM (#28735745)
Consider the absolute freedom of 4chan folks. They can say literally anything, and land in good discussions whenever they choose, if they're willing to tolerate the noise. Can't really get that in real life except among really close friends.
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Re:Beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversa... by Ntrails on Sunday October 03, 2021 @07:04AM (#28736188)
Basically there are not many places you can take a premise at face value and just throw thoughts out without worrying about consequence to social standing etc.
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Re:Beyond small talk: Study finds people enjoy deep conversa... by afarrell on Sunday October 03, 2021 @08:48AM (#28736778)
They also lack the ability to signal listening.
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