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Re: Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time
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R Kym Horsell
Aug 28, 2021, 8:25:59 PM8/28/21
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Unum <non...@yourbusiness.com> wrote:
> https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210
> The internet doesn't turn people into assholes so much as it acts as a massive
> megaphone for existing ones, according to work by researchers at Aarhus
> University.
> their data pointed to online interactions largely mirroring offline behavior,
> with people predisposed to aggressive, status-seeking behavior just as
> unpleasant in person as behind a veil of online anonymity, and choosing to be
> jerks as part of a deliberate strategy rather than as a consequence of the
> format involved.
> toxic online political discussions are disproportionately driven by malicious
> individuals taking advantage of the megaphone offered.
> https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210
> The internet doesn't turn people into assholes so much as it acts as a massive
> megaphone for existing ones, according to work by researchers at Aarhus
> University.
> their data pointed to online interactions largely mirroring offline behavior,
> with people predisposed to aggressive, status-seeking behavior just as
> unpleasant in person as behind a veil of online anonymity, and choosing to be
> jerks as part of a deliberate strategy rather than as a consequence of the
> format involved.
> toxic online political discussions are disproportionately driven by malicious
> individuals taking advantage of the megaphone offered.
Skywatcher
Aug 30, 2021, 7:48:56 AM8/30/21
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