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The "grab some popcorn" mentality is offensive. It's actually a symptom of this problem - people aren't taking critical discussion seriously. Everyone suffers b
by ioquatix 10y ago
The "grab some popcorn" mentality is offensive. It's actually a symptom of this problem - people aren't taking critical discussion seriously. Everyone suffers because of this.
- 19eightyfour 10y agoA thought I had about the "grab some popcorn" crowd is they are indulging in some form of schadenfreude.
- golemotron 10y agoPrivately finding a public spat amusing does not hurt anyone. It's a very human response. The problem is thinking that you are above it and looking down on people who are more in touch with their emotional responses. People who are not in touch with the unsavory parts of themselves set themselves up for depression and worse.
- ioquatix 10y agoSure, but this isn't private.
- golemotron 10y agoBeing unable to even talk about it without someone calling it out drives it underground with the same bad effects.
- JdeBP 10y agoThis is The Register's style of long standing, note.