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I would say that "online lynch mob" is not possible. There's a big difference between being consistently and doggedly harassed, and being physically murdered by
by EnFinlay 10y ago
I would say that "online lynch mob" is not possible. There's a big difference between being consistently and doggedly harassed, and being physically murdered by a vicious mob.
- seangrant 10y agoBy term "physical lynching" doesn't make sense. The act of lynching is physical in and of itself.
- dragonwriter 10y agoIts redundant, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make sense.
- toxik 10y agoRight, it's redundant. Like this comment.
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- kkarakk 10y agowhat about the tangible impact being doxxed or outed publicly online can have on your career and relationships-whether justly or unjustly? are buzzfeed authors the new keepers of morality and justice?
- PavlovsCat 10y agoYeah, I even heard people in an online lynch mob say that. Alas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching > Lynching is an extrajudicial punishment by an informal group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate a minority group. It is an extreme form of informal group social control such as charivari, skimmington, riding the rail, and tarring and feathering, but with a drift toward the public spectacle.