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We used to recognize "flamewars" and "flamebait" a lot more readily online and encourage people to not get sucked in. To separate their opinions from a shoutin
by forgottenpass 8y ago
We used to recognize "flamewars" and "flamebait" a lot more readily online and encourage people to not get sucked in. To separate their opinions from a shouting match that is destined to go nowhere, even when they have a stake in the topic.
Now... we don't. And I fully cast the blame at the feet of those who have found a way to profit from starting and participating in shouting matches online. This includes 95+% of journo-bloggers.
- toasterlovin 8y agoPart of the problem is that there isn't really a cohesive community on something like Twitter. It's just a mass of people. For a group to be able to deal with bad actors, there needs to be something resembling a group boundary which can be policed and defended. Twitter lets anybody waltz into any conversation they want.