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if i may channel someone i read on HN yesterday: "at what point does the 'crowd' become the 'mob'?" definitively, it seems like a "mob" of people seeking "justi
by catshirt 14y ago
if i may channel someone i read on HN yesterday: "at what point does the 'crowd' become the 'mob'?" definitively, it seems like a "mob" of people seeking "justice".
it doesn't matter what you call it or what the intent was; you cannot argue that this kid is clearly shaken up and it's affected his family deeply.
- mcantelon 14y agoI'm not sure if it's useful to use loaded language (that's most often used to describe people anonymously making death threats) when describing people collaborating via the Internet to investigate something. "Mob" isn't usually used to describe a well-behaved crowd.
- catshirt 14y agoyou're right; point taken. the language can be harmful. but to argue about the language ignores the fact that whatever we call it, it had unintended negative consequences that need to be addressed if we plan on rehashing this tactic.