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Agreed, I think this sentiment is along the lines of "political correctness run amok" which is a completely subjective interpretation of changing social norms.
by cmckn 5y ago
Agreed, I think this sentiment is along the lines of "political correctness run amok" which is a completely subjective interpretation of changing social norms. Whereas I think the article is discussing how some use the impersonal void of social media as an outlet for their anxiety, etc.
Personally, I try to limit the amount of time I spend on such websites, and HN is really the only place I read the comments (in moderation). Consuming everyone else's anxiety is unproductive, because it skews how I view the world (and the people in it), and raises my blood pressure. :)
- navbaker 5y agoI actively avoid Twitter, but still get force fed Twitter opinions via most news websites. I wish they would stop producing headlines about the latest "backlash" or "outrage" on there.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoBut, how would they make money otherwise?! /s I think fucking social butterfly Arianna Huffington [1]'s website Huffington Post is the one that started the trend of headlines like "X {destroys,obliterates} Y" to report on 140 Twitter outbursts. Thanks, lady, for your contribution in destroying the media landscape. https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1994/11/ariannas-virtual-candidate https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1994/11/ariannas-virt...
- dwaltrip 5y agoI recommend not spending much time on those types of news sites :)
- watwut 5y agoBut political corectness run amok is literally about people being too eager to tell you when they think you do something wrong. It is about people being more active in pushing when they disagree.