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Internet Lynch Mobs: JUST SAY NO Sorry to be simplistic, but that rule is the best. If you think you need to pile on someone, don't. Our primal lizard brains
by danielweber 14y ago
Internet Lynch Mobs: JUST SAY NO
Sorry to be simplistic, but that rule is the best. If you think you need to pile on someone, don't.
Our primal lizard brains just love to stomp the shit out of someone, so when society gives us signals that it's okay, we love to do it. We must resist this urge before Piggy's head get crushed by a boulder.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoHere's an interesting article about recent actual lynchings in Nigeria, pretty frightening stuff: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/perplexed-perplexed-on-mob-justice-in-nigeria/264006/ http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/per... Sometimes it can be frustrating to operate within the rule of law, but the alternatives are pretty scary.