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. https://twitter.com/max_arbitrage/status/982403306105516032 …
Yup, everybody is nice under conditions of plenty. It is the stress of conflict that brings out this side. And I do believe it is locked in by early adolescence (<15 years) and doesn’t change much in adulthood except for the worse. Asshole —> nice post-15 is quite rare