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Comments like the one you replied to honestly seem kind of silly. The "problem" you're describing is as old as time, it's not some new phenomenon the west bumpe

• ethbr0 5y ago
  People across the world calling you a fascist / communist, with 30 seconds of effort, to their and your 1,000 closest friends, seems like a pretty new phenomenon.
  • krapp 5y ago
    "your 1,000 closest friends?"
    • klyrs 5y ago
      Sarcasm really doesn't help online communication. I think they're referring to a phenomenon called "dogpiling" where a twitterer says something about a person they don't like, and their followers have a field day trashing the person. The phenomenon isn't new, but the magnitude is. Come to think of it, maybe just the speed and availability. Mass letter writing campaigns are totally a thing, but they require significant efforts to coordinate
      • ethbr0 5y ago
        The push (vs pull) / broadcasting nature seems different to me. Previously, more interaction was personal and ephemeral. If I said something to someone on the street, maybe the 5 closest people heard me. In a small town, word would probably get around in ~2 weeks of social interactions, if it was scandalous enough. Now, on the majority of social media platforms, if you reply to me then all of my friends + all of your friends immediately see the reply. Both the broadcasting and immediacy seem relatively novel.