Former is a kind of imprecation, an appeal for supernatural aid; the latter is a call of crowd mechanics, enabled by advances in networking technology. The two are quite different when you think it through.
Maledictions throughout the ages: 17th c: 'hex': a brief magical incantation that unleashes mysterious, sinister forces to impose adversity on a victim 21st c: 'microaggression': ditto
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