the one piece that I can't quite fit into this hypothesis is why the sociopaths find it so so easy to recruit online rage mobs to do their bidding. why does some rando on the internet want to participate in that?
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shitting on outgroup together feels really really really good
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um. these people don't exactly give me the impression of being full of euphoria or any other pleasant sensation. quite the opposite. seems more like they're stuck in a self-harm loop.
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idk, i think there is a joy to the mob takedown, but there are people trapped in it too, it's not like you can opt out or god fucking forbid defy the mobile vulgus if you want to be one of the people who gets to crowdsurf their way to solvency
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Replying to @chaosprime @danlistensto and
and to some extent if people seem miserable it's because the ideological commitments being exploited are about elevating the miserable so if you want to be elevated better find a reason you're not just miserable but more miserable than the next person
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right this is easy to observe in the wild. the competition to be the biggest victim. the most damaged. the most aggrieved. perhaps this is commented on too much because it's easy to notice and seems transparently bad. I want to develop insight into how that meme takes hold.
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it takes hold through economic determinism we decided we wanted to be nice to people who are suffering this created incentives
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Buddha taught that desire is endless and life is suffering. Therefore, be nice to everyone! We all suffer in our own ways.
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wow, dan advocating being nice to racists p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶a̶t̶i̶c̶ m̶e̶s̶s̶y̶ yikes
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love the sinner, hate the sin
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hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid
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