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Actually, people are colder and more abusive towards those less good-looking. The case described in the article is not due to beauty. It's because people think
by guy98238710 9y ago
Actually, people are colder and more abusive towards those less good-looking. The case described in the article is not due to beauty. It's because people think it's a bot or at least a fake photo. That's what irritates them.
- throwaway613834 9y agoAhh, yes, that would explain it. I guess the next step here would be to put a note that says this is a human and see how people respond!
- bloak 9y agoYes! They should definitely try that experiment! When reading the article my first questions were: do these people think there is a real human at the other end, and, if so, do they think the photo is of that human? It's probably impossible to answer that question directly, but putting up a notice similar to "you are talking to a real person, not a bot" and seeing how that affects the behaviour would give some indication, perhaps.
- AnsisMalins 9y agoBut then why would you harass a bot?
- guy98238710 9y agoBecause it's safer than harassing a human. Perfectly reasonable people will be abusive to a bot, because they assume the bot cannot feel it.
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- akkat 9y agoMaybe for the same reason that I drown or starve my Sims characters
- Slansitartop 9y agoBecause it's an emotionless inanimate thing, so it's a safe place to play around with saying things you otherwise never could?
- salvar 9y agoDid you speak to the people in question or are you just speculating on the reason for their behaviour?
- throwaway613834 9y agoI think it's obvious that everyone here is speculating, there's no benefit to trying to call one of them out.