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Let's stop pretending that this is just caused by a small minority. I've more or less abandoned Reddit because misogynist crap is no longer limited to obscure s
by freshflowers 12y ago
Let's stop pretending that this is just caused by a small minority. I've more or less abandoned Reddit because misogynist crap is no longer limited to obscure subs but gets upvoted to the front page via mainstream subs.
I used to think the anonymity of the internet was an outlet for a small minority of psychopaths, but aggressive online behavior towards women seems to become increasingly normal.
- brazzy 12y agoI think you're underestimating the power that small, active minorities can have in large communities where a small percentage is still a large number and can reinforce and concentrate.
- archagon 12y agoPeople have said in the past that HN is just as bad as Reddit in this regard, but I've found discussion here to be quite reasonable over the past year. (Caveat: I could be totally wrong about this as I don't follow all the discussion.) I wonder what changed? After all, HN uses a voting system just like Reddit. I don't think it's the audience: Slashdot covers a similar demographic and discussion there is horrible. The only other public site I know of that does it well is Metafilter, and that's on account of heavy moderation and community policing.