This is another common fallacious argument that I want to flag. Assholes will asshole somehow whether they live cheek-by-jowl with outgroup or on other side of planet.
Moral-hazard-of-medium is a cheap excuse for the unimaginative drive to define yourself by dehumanizing others. twitter.com/max_arbitrage/
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Yes, it’s all over, at all levels, to varying degrees
And yeah I’ve seen physical examples in the past (eg ethnic violence between neighborhoods in a city between people who even look the same and in normal times get along)
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That’s not where the fallacy lies. The fallacy lies in thinking the irl world is any better. It isn’t.
When there is cultural stress, people simply respond differently online/offline. Instead of anonymous trolling you might have stones through windows for eg.
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think of what people say to each other when passing on a crowded sidewalk vs what they say when passing in a car in traffic and reconsider
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