Yes, that is my point. Technology acts as a large amplifier to extend reach and increase effectiveness. Previously you could at best expect to impose on a rela

Yes, that is my point. Technology acts as a large amplifier to extend reach and increase effectiveness. Previously you could at best expect to impose on a relatively small geographic area around you, and it was much harder to organize and needed a majority to agree with the action. It seems like the mobs, like before, are comprised of a minority while the quiet majority is trying to avoid the crosshairs. Unfortunately that quiet majority voted Trump when no one was looking. In the same way as belittling your partner rarely leads to anything good, doing the same at scale in a democracy does the same.