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"My perspective on this is that a person with this world view has to spend time with the people of the race that they're against. And that you can't really do o

"My perspective on this is that a person with this world view has to spend time with the people of the race that they're against. And that you can't really do on an image forum." This is a very good point. It's interesting because it could happen on an image forum but it would probably be hard to make it meaningful in the way that you describe (and that is so important). I can't help but thinking the internet might at least be part of the solution though. So much opportunity for diverse groups to meet and interact.

lovehashbrowns 7y ago
The internet is the solution and the problem. I'm not sure how it works, exactly. It's easy for me to come on HN and see myself as interacting with great people from all over the world, but it somehow doesn't come off that way on Reddit, YouTube, or something anonymous like an image board. I did spend time on image boards, like 7chan and 420chan, but from what I remember, they still felt isolating more than they made me feel connected. It's a weird dichotomy. I feel that way about Reddit, too, so it isn't just the anonymous aspect of image boards that makes it harder for me to feel connected.