Yeah that's kind of why I'm scared. Moderator is right in the sense that these are people with very deep-seeded issues lashing out, but it's the real-world consequences of their actions that scare me.
I recently read So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson, and the stories of some of the people in there scared me so much I went through my entire facebook history and deleted anything that could be skewed as remotely questionable. Hell, there was a lot of stuff in there that was blatantly questionable because I have a very dark sense of humor. That's sorta why I feel scared. Seeing my friends get drawn into it just makes me paranoid, like someone is going to lash out one day and I'll be next.
Or maybe I'm just way too fucking anxious. That could be possible as well.
I can relate. I tread more carefully in social situations than I used to. I'll gladly talk to someone about these issues, but if I get even a whiff of Tumblr-type extremism I simpsonsgif the heck out of there. Frankly, a lot of it is just regular human stupidity, but it's taken a dangerous form. Counter-movements are counter-productive, so I can only hope someone on their side rises up to lead them back to the plot.
Yeah that's kind of why I'm scared. Moderator is right in the sense that these are people with very deep-seeded issues lashing out, but it's the real-world consequences of their actions that scare me.
I recently read So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson, and the stories of some of the people in there scared me so much I went through my entire facebook history and deleted anything that could be skewed as remotely questionable. Hell, there was a lot of stuff in there that was blatantly questionable because I have a very dark sense of humor. That's sorta why I feel scared. Seeing my friends get drawn into it just makes me paranoid, like someone is going to lash out one day and I'll be next.
Or maybe I'm just way too fucking anxious. That could be possible as well.
I can relate. I tread more carefully in social situations than I used to. I'll gladly talk to someone about these issues, but if I get even a whiff of Tumblr-type extremism I simpsonsgif the heck out of there. Frankly, a lot of it is just regular human stupidity, but it's taken a dangerous form. Counter-movements are counter-productive, so I can only hope someone on their side rises up to lead them back to the plot.