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> Whatever manual interventions we had to make use of outrage before are like kids' play compared to the systems which automate this nowadays. I think you need
by hodgesrm 6y ago
> Whatever manual interventions we had to make use of outrage before are like kids' play compared to the systems which automate this nowadays.
I think you need to cite evidence for that view. There's a long history of terrible violence based on manipulation of religious animosity that predates the Internet. The Reformation movement in Germany triggered religious conflicts--incited by various secular powers--that lasted around 130 years and did not burn out until the end of the 30 Years War. Something like half the population of Germany died in that conflict. [1] That's just one example.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War
- FeepingCreature 6y agoI'd guess it's more that in that time, the amount of incrimination and accusation you could have in a society before you had a civil war on your hands was lower. So you had more civil wars, but it also pushed people to stay quiet more. I think the reason we have so much criticism nowadays is how relatively limited the consequences are.
- hodgesrm 6y agoWell also there's the notion of freedom of speech, which is a relatively new development in the West. We tolerate speech today that would have resulted in gruesome execution in the reign of, say, the Tudor Kings of England. [1] These were not democracies. (Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding your point.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_Act_1351 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason_Act_1351
- ThePowerOfDirge 6y agoHow many microhitlers per click?