It is politically convenient to pretend that anyone who has a realistic view of the internet re: the deep shittiness of some denizens must also be complicit in

It is politically convenient to pretend that anyone who has a realistic view of the internet re: the deep shittiness of some denizens must also be complicit in such shittiness. This facilitates emotional resonance when discussing said shittiness which allows those in positions of leadership to gain some form of power over people who are vulnerable to the emotional manipulation It's not a good idea to talk about this sort of thing. Those who use it tend to have no compunction using the accrued power for vigilantism