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What makes such people seek out like-minded people, the "radicals"? The roots are firmly in the meatspace. The seed was planted well before he know what 8chan
by internet_user 7y ago
What makes such people seek out like-minded people, the "radicals"?
The roots are firmly in the meatspace.
The seed was planted well before he know what 8chan was.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoSure, but if he can't find a group in person that will validate and amplify his views and also can't find such online, he will probably remain some run-of-the-mill uncouth jackass without feeling so strongly about it that shooting up a mall seems like a good idea he should totally act upon. There have been studies. Radicalization is generally the product of a social environment that magnifies certain views and actively encourages people to become more extreme.
- anigbrowl 7y agoSeems like you're assuming your conclusion as your premise.
- internet_user 7y agoI assume the cause of such behavior is something that's known properly as "social defeat".
- anigbrowl 7y agoWhile such IRL considerations are absolutely a factor I think ascribing things to a single cause is a mistake.
- baddox 7y agoSure, the human has to physically exist before they can become radicalized. I don’t really follow the point here. It’s still important to figure out where the actual radicalization happens.