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Ironically, I don't find discussion online any liberating (and I don't know why).

notenoughhorses 5y ago
I like it, but it doesn’t feel liberating. It feels like you need to be very careful, because if you express yourself in a way that could be taken the wrong way, it will be! But I like getting the insight into how many different people think. Edit: typo
- ssdspoimdsjvv 5y ago
  Online discussions lack tone of voice, intonation, etc. and any form of non-verbal communication which makes it really hard to judge the intention of the other person. And of course pure anonymity makes it possible to be an asshole without having to suffer the consequences.
  - robbedpeter 5y ago
    Consider the absolute freedom of 4chan folks. They can say literally anything, and land in good discussions whenever they choose, if they're willing to tolerate the noise. Can't really get that in real life except among really close friends.
    - Ntrails 5y ago
      Basically there are not many places you can take a premise at face value and just throw thoughts out without worrying about consequence to social standing etc.
  - afarrell 5y ago
    They also lack the ability to signal listening.
- Akronymus 5y ago
  That is partially what I like about 4chan. Nobody even really tries to be nice in the first place. Which, personally, is something I almost crave, due to constantly having to tiptoe around.
1_player 5y ago
On the internet you can be whoever you want to be, including a total jerkwad. It's much harder to do in person, as the punishment is quite high unless you enjoy getting your ass kicked by a stranger. Like someone else previously said, we need to invent a way to kick somebody's ass over the internet. Then we'll enjoy real time worldwide pleasant anonymity and thoughtful discussion.
- alreadypeople 5y ago
  um OT ...and i thought this post was about the story on goodnews, some days ago, somthing with 'slacker'-checkouts in dutch-supermarkets, for the elderly, having time for a 'natter' tcha ?! ^^

I like it, but it doesn’t feel liberating. It feels like you need to be very careful, because if you express yourself in a way that could be taken the wrong way, it will be! But I like getting the insight into how many different people think. Edit: typo

ssdspoimdsjvv 5y ago
Online discussions lack tone of voice, intonation, etc. and any form of non-verbal communication which makes it really hard to judge the intention of the other person. And of course pure anonymity makes it possible to be an asshole without having to suffer the consequences.
- robbedpeter 5y ago
  Consider the absolute freedom of 4chan folks. They can say literally anything, and land in good discussions whenever they choose, if they're willing to tolerate the noise. Can't really get that in real life except among really close friends.
  - Ntrails 5y ago
    Basically there are not many places you can take a premise at face value and just throw thoughts out without worrying about consequence to social standing etc.
- afarrell 5y ago
  They also lack the ability to signal listening.
Akronymus 5y ago
That is partially what I like about 4chan. Nobody even really tries to be nice in the first place. Which, personally, is something I almost crave, due to constantly having to tiptoe around.

1_player 5y ago

On the internet you can be whoever you want to be, including a total jerkwad. It's much harder to do in person, as the punishment is quite high unless you enjoy getting your ass kicked by a stranger. Like someone else previously said, we need to invent a way to kick somebody's ass over the internet. Then we'll enjoy real time worldwide pleasant anonymity and thoughtful discussion.

alreadypeople 5y ago
um OT ...and i thought this post was about the story on goodnews, some days ago, somthing with 'slacker'-checkouts in dutch-supermarkets, for the elderly, having time for a 'natter' tcha ?! ^^