I think what's weird about lots of contemporary political extremists is that they don't know, or act as if, they're weird fringe groups
heh I don't trust myself to make causal arguments anymore but I'd guess that's part of it also maybe hypermoralization of policy?
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or something about discourse in some pol subcultures where performative outrage is the norm? still trying to see the patterns :/
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So much is optimized for performative outrage that I can't help but to think it's the default when not prevented.
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didn't we usually just ignore people like that, like, twenty or even ten years ago that seemed to be a cost-effective prophylactic
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20 years ago internet access was something for adults with degrees. There was a higher floor on emotional control.
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It's hard to expect people to act like adults when many aren't, & herd immunity to BS drops.
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On the other hand, automated blocking of low-quality or inflammatory content is easy now, thanks to that first gen.
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this seems right, too. Heh, not only did September never end, it's intensifying
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I want to say it's worthwhile. I'm pretty sure it could be worthwhile if we managed it right. More confident last year.
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It seems like that's part of the same thing. Like, if a position seems like a rare perversion, it's easy to see it...
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... as more morally deviant than if it were common.
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yeah, my gut is that you're right and this is the main driver. Which is too bad because it seems self-reinforcing :/
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