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I think we should be blaming anyone who complies with the mob, since that is the only thing that gives the mob power. If everyone just ignored them, this phenom
by bondarchuk 6y ago
I think we should be blaming anyone who complies with the mob, since that is the only thing that gives the mob power. If everyone just ignored them, this phenomenon would peter out quite fast.
- rcxdude 6y agoDon't underestimate the power of a mob, even an internet mob. They can and have done a lot of damage to people, even those who don't directly engage with them (especially when they attack those who don't have a lot of individual power: ironically while those who participate in them seem to have a sense of 'punching up', they can only hurt those for which they are as a collective punching down).
- bondarchuk 6y agoBut they can only do damage as long as HR departments and conference organizers and whatnot bow to the demands of people on twitter. Of course they have done a lot of damage but almost all of it indirectly. The people who actually execute on it in meatspace are at least as much to blame, IMO.