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The Brexit vote isn't "the virtual world" though, so I'm a bit confused here.
by pyre 10y ago
The Brexit vote isn't "the virtual world" though, so I'm a bit confused here.
- Ntrails 10y agoBut the angry angry facebook comment slapfights are in the virtual world and are doubtless partly to blame for a lot of sundered acquaintances. I can think of a few comments by family members (aunts/uncles etc especially) on rants by 20 somethings on facebook about how the idiot olds were screwing us all over - being quite hurt by the positions taken in the rants. Some of this is to do with the weirdness that is facebook crossing virtual/real world interactions. But most of the people who are still obsessed with spouting their personal views on [Global warming/Brexit/Trump/Syria/etc] will quickly find a partner to trade verbal blows with
- bartread 10y ago^^^This. Thank-you!
- bartread 10y agoSee my original post above this where I specifically cite online debate, including about the Brexit vote. I perhaps could have been clearer in my second post, but that was a direct response to somebody who'd responded to my first post.