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Weirdly I think this is heavily related to social anxiety / shame - as in “everyone will knowingness me and point”. This is buried so deep in our brains it’s a
by lifeisstillgood 2y ago
Weirdly I think this is heavily related to social anxiety / shame - as in “everyone will knowingness me and point”. This is buried so deep in our brains it’s almost certain to do with herd behaviour.
And it’s (IMO) why anonymity online is usually a bad idea - we need to learn, deep in our bones, that what is said online is the same as standing up in front of the church congregation and reading out our tweets - if you would not in front the vicar, don’t in front of the planet.
- gosub100 2y ago> you would not in front the vicar, don’t in front of the planet. Every tyrannical government in history would love this maxim.
- Apocryphon 2y agoNot really. One can be civil without self-censorsing oneself. Candidness is not the same as rank rudeness.
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