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But choosing to spend time in those online communities in the first place might be an indicator that they're seeking community that they haven't been able to fi
by giantg2 2y ago
But choosing to spend time in those online communities in the first place might be an indicator that they're seeking community that they haven't been able to find, or were left out of in fhe real world.
- watwut 2y agoMight be, might be not. You really can not say that. Sometimes, online is simply cooler the exact same way new friends are sometimes cooler. It is more fun, because it is new and exciting. Sometimes, online (or new political group) hooks you in with fake threats that gives you feeling of purpose that has nothing to do with your actual environment being bad. Plus these groups are addictive by way of being bubbles - where your real life friends might tell you that "hey that is rude" or just wont appreciate you being derogative to others, like minded online individuals will embrace that part of you. And as you become more radical, IRL people will avoid you to avoid your toxicity while you will feel good in the similarly toxic environment.
- giantg2 2y agoI can say it just as much as you can say that the internet is the cause of the radicalization. Note the qualifier "might".