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When the Internet started expanding, the first communities to connect were communities forming around common interests shared by the majority of people and busi
by 29athrowaway 6y ago
When the Internet started expanding, the first communities to connect were communities forming around common interests shared by the majority of people and businesses.
But then something happened... controversial/evil communities started forming: hate speech, racism, harassment, mysogenists, flat earthers, anti vaxxers, scammers...
Geographically speaking, incels are very sparsely distributed. But now the incel guy in one town can connect to an incel guy in another town. And groups that did not have a critical mass to start a community before, now do.
Before the Internet, without interaction with an incel communities, incels would be brought back to sanity through assimilation by other groups in society. Now with the Internet, incels can connect with other incels, reinforce their behavior and become radicalized. That sucks.
Connecting people is not necessarily a good thing.