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Anonymous · 3mo · No.120
> be me
> use gemini://
> based and red-pilled
Anonymous · 2mo · No.365
Taking the Internet too seriously is a form of insanity. I remember IRC, Usenet, and later forums. They were as bad or worse, but participation was just spread out widely rather than concentrated in stubborn hold-outs. It seems worse than it is for this very reason.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.366
It's hard not to take the Internet seriously when it's the primary public square and outlet for socialization these days.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.367
That problem relates to mainstream 'social media' sites where influence is applied on a very personalized basis. There's no way of knowing what is being fed to an individual (personal feeds and ads etc.), unlike with open forums, and there's no way to intervene on those conversations. It's all gated off.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.368
It's quite possible to harrass a person publicly, I assure you.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.369
It always has been, that's nothing new. Assholes don't disappear just by turning your back on them, you just no longer see what they're up to.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.370
So long as you're not ever targeted by them, yes.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.371
I don't think the solution is to take away private communication and insist on open forums everywhere. I think the solution is to keep an eye on the problem and offer opposition.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.372
I think part of the problem is influencers using these groups as attack dogs. I don't have a good solution. There was a period where the power of the internet was used for good, but that's not as visible lately.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.377
@371 What I mean is e.g. Twitter's ability to *personally* influence you as it generates your feed is more dangerous than a shitposting site that looks almost impossible to get banned from, even if you tried.
Anonymous · 2mo · No.378
@377 no argument there.