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"This civility problem is nothing new, but it’s a persistent problem that Wikipedia—and online communities in general—have yet to solve" That is some naive tec
by freshhawk 10y ago
"This civility problem is nothing new, but it’s a persistent problem that Wikipedia—and online communities in general—have yet to solve"
That is some naive technological solutionism right there, at least it's a common one.
Real life communities have also not "solved" this problem. This is how humans behave, this is what "connecting" people means sometimes. Especially when you bring a lot of people together from all walks of life and ask them to share a resource considered valuable. Sometimes that resource can just be "status" instead of a famous online encyclopedia.
- tnzn 10y agoStill, the stronger toxicity of online community is a thing. So is the agressiveness in cars. Several studies have shown how anonimity and not seeing the other person disinhibits agressive behavior
- freshhawk 10y agoYeah, I had a longer bit that covered that I cut out. The virtuality of the interaction makes people less empathetic. However it also caps the potential for harm, the worst case is doxxing and bullying. In real life the worst case is lynching. You can also turn off the internet and be safe, in real life you better be able to run faster than they can. This seems like a fantastic trade-off to me. Seriously, the worst parts of the internet are fucking toxic as hell. The worst parts of the real world involve war, sadism, slavery and torture. Toxic online communities are basically the best human beings have ever acted when in groups that large.