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 …
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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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I don’t doubt that. People act out conflict differently offline. For example cops get more trigger happy, more mass shooters, etc. There’s also compensatory self-segregation Offline tends to gather critical mass and explode in bigger ways (riots) than endemic continuous conflict
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The medium is the message, but the speaker still forms the intent. I don’t mean to say there are no medium effects on affect at all, but I’m very skeptical of the idea that it’s the primary factor. “Look what Twitter/Facebook made me do” is just too convenient an abdication.
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Again compared to what? Offline smart assholes might say smooth passive aggressive things while dumb assholes slam doors or slack off to get back at boss. And I know dumb nice people online too, who are all sweet thoughts and cat memes. It’s not about smarts.
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You do see it. It just explodes less frequently and more violently. Law of conservation of resentment or something.
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