i feel like you mean that and want it to be true, but it's not really how things go down
i'm just tryna raise the red flag about the exact mechanics of how we're sending people straight into the arms of YouTubeNazi420
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I don't know that geek culture creates an atmosphere that really values empathy enough for us to keep them from becoming YTNazi.
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There's an inherent competitiveness in geek culture that makes it very ego-driven, and if you don't have forces in your life to
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combat that, it's tough not to continue the cycle of abuse, just on another group's.
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sure. everybody's still human, though. it's a hella more varied bunch than you'd think from watching the 6-sigma angry jerks.
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Yet they make an enormous impact on the culture. Why do the others let them? (I realize this strays a lot from original point.)
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(oh, that's fine.) who would stop them? their fans? the people who aren't their fans catch the cultural impact via fans.
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Well, take something like women in tech. Ideally, colleagues would be stepping up and really speaking out against misogynists.
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there's a wave of that with each public incident, but i assume you mean earlier, implicating a don't-rock-the-boat culture
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