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Theoretically this is exactly the justification political mobs on twitter use to go after bad behavior that to them feels morally wrong. I think it’s one of th
by mapme 6y ago
Theoretically this is exactly the justification political mobs on twitter use to go after bad behavior that to them feels morally wrong.
I think it’s one of the only ways to change society but it should be done with a light touch. With smoking I think people thought “it’s gross” not that you are a gross and morally repugnant person. So demonizing the act and not the person is important.
Granted if people are not using social media the mobs will be smaller, but even if everyone is in communities the size of HN, it’s still possible to form “mob sentiment”
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- meekrohprocess 6y agoRight, exactly. The habit is gross, not the person. "Social-media-using" should be treated like an adjective that modifies the individual, not a noun that defines them. It's a shame that nuance seems like the first thing to go out the window when we use social media sites like this, but maybe someday we'll be able to do better.