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I think this is a functional side effect of their communities. I’ve watched it happen on a smaller scale numerous times where people evict critical folk from th

I think this is a functional side effect of their communities. I’ve watched it happen on a smaller scale numerous times where people evict critical folk from their community. What you end up with is a snowballing monoculture which believes it is right because there is nothing to test ideas against. This usually decays into a right mess as is outlined. This is nothing to do with tech. It’s closer to burning witches who are undesirable in your community. It makes your community broken.

newguy1234 6y ago
It happens in the left-wing as well. Reddit used to be a place where left-wing and right-wing could discuss stuff but then the left-wing got so hostile at "right-wingers" that they started banning them. So the right-wing people left and simply made their own communities off reddit. Well guess what happens next? Rampant conspiracy theories, more violent rhetoric and so on. So the right wing becomes more radicalized. For this Jan 6th march, I saw many people on right wing websites saying they wanted to fight BLM/ANTIFA people and give them the beat down basically.
- uncledave 6y ago
  It’s not related to political wings at all and is self polarising. There are isolated factions of railway modellers, hairdressers, runners, cyclists and school mums as well! We’re a tribal species. This just allows us to execute our base instincts quicker. It’s stupid really. On politics I refuse to align with any ideology, only policies. There’s no us and them argument then, just the merit of the policy to consider.
  - raxxorrax 6y ago
    I don't think that makes you very popular right now, but it is of course the better course.
    - uncledave 6y ago
      Yes it’s not a vote winning strategy. Did I just trip on a problem there? Most certainly.
raxxorrax 6y ago
I think tech has its responsibilities, specifically social media companies that took sides and banned people for allegedly promoting violence. Sometimes letting people vent is a good idea. They tend not to torch neighborhoods. If you think there is a mass that will get influenced and radicalized, it is probably only due to legislators and companies trying to police people into a narrow corridor of opinions.
- uncledave 6y ago
  To a degree. I think citizens have their responsibility as well. Back in the 90s I had a regular spot in Cambridge UK verbally attacking the lunatics promoting their fringe nonsense in the city centre. The issue here again isn’t technology but taking ideas as verbatim and lack of critical reasoning. This ultimately leads to people seeking kinship with idiots and frauds rather than dismantling their ideas carefully and ridiculing them. The issue is as always: education. Education is certainly promoted by the tech sector. I’m not defending them here for reference, merely suggesting that the issues are human and transcend the platform.

newguy1234 6y ago

It happens in the left-wing as well. Reddit used to be a place where left-wing and right-wing could discuss stuff but then the left-wing got so hostile at "right-wingers" that they started banning them. So the right-wing people left and simply made their own communities off reddit. Well guess what happens next? Rampant conspiracy theories, more violent rhetoric and so on. So the right wing becomes more radicalized. For this Jan 6th march, I saw many people on right wing websites saying they wanted to fight BLM/ANTIFA people and give them the beat down basically.

uncledave 6y ago
It’s not related to political wings at all and is self polarising. There are isolated factions of railway modellers, hairdressers, runners, cyclists and school mums as well! We’re a tribal species. This just allows us to execute our base instincts quicker. It’s stupid really. On politics I refuse to align with any ideology, only policies. There’s no us and them argument then, just the merit of the policy to consider.
- raxxorrax 6y ago
  I don't think that makes you very popular right now, but it is of course the better course.
  - uncledave 6y ago
    Yes it’s not a vote winning strategy. Did I just trip on a problem there? Most certainly.

raxxorrax 6y ago

I think tech has its responsibilities, specifically social media companies that took sides and banned people for allegedly promoting violence. Sometimes letting people vent is a good idea. They tend not to torch neighborhoods. If you think there is a mass that will get influenced and radicalized, it is probably only due to legislators and companies trying to police people into a narrow corridor of opinions.

uncledave 6y ago
To a degree. I think citizens have their responsibility as well. Back in the 90s I had a regular spot in Cambridge UK verbally attacking the lunatics promoting their fringe nonsense in the city centre. The issue here again isn’t technology but taking ideas as verbatim and lack of critical reasoning. This ultimately leads to people seeking kinship with idiots and frauds rather than dismantling their ideas carefully and ridiculing them. The issue is as always: education. Education is certainly promoted by the tech sector. I’m not defending them here for reference, merely suggesting that the issues are human and transcend the platform.