(Like cults, for instance.) But now you can be in a cult with thousands of distant strangers.
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Replying to @enkiv2
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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Replying to @eigenrobot @enkiv2
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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Replying to @enkiv2
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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Replying to @eigenrobot
20 years ago internet access was something for adults with degrees. There was a higher floor on emotional control.
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Replying to @enkiv2
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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Replying to @enkiv2
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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I think we'll figure it out. I'm starting to get a sense of the fever breaking--maybe it's just me.
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