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> He says the criticism he received was harsh, congruous with some of the other feedback he’s seen on the site where people are eager to pass judgment and diagn
by delinka 7y ago
> He says the criticism he received was harsh, congruous with some of the other feedback he’s seen on the site where people are eager to pass judgment and diagnose others, armed with only 3,000 characters of information.
Is this about someone learning the harshness of internet judgement for the first time? If you've been on the 'tubes for any amount of time, you understand that forum mobs are fickle and you probably don't want to invite attention to your psyche (even through an anonymous throwaway) without presenting all the facts and angles.
And then you get to the demographic nature of the particular forum (as sibling comments point out, those with little life experience.)
- s1artibartfast 7y agoI think what I found fascinating and disturbing is how frequently posters will completely disregard the facts presented and construct an imaginary narrative for events. Depending on the group identification of the poster, this counterfactual narrative is either extremely exculpatory or damming. The whole experience gives me a lot more sympathy for those who are judged a jury of their "peers"