> I don't see it as more and more people becoming jerks, I see it as more and more people becoming thin skinned. People claim to be "thin skinned" because it w

> I don't see it as more and more people becoming jerks, I see it as more and more people becoming thin skinned. People claim to be "thin skinned" because it works as far as effecting an overall narrative. You can limit the conversation to what you want to talk about by declaring anything you don't want to talk about as 'triggering'. It's unreasonably effective, as is the jerk approach. People aren't overly harsh on online communities because they're all jerks. People respond more strongly to harsh or negative rhetoric than they do calmly stated facts or figures. The phenomenon we're seeing are people identifying what tactics work and applying them. It's the weaponization of social media.