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Comicsgate is a nightmare tearing comics fandom apart — So what happens next?

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    1. Kijafa
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      I think it's because for a lot of people, there is a disconnect between what happens online and their real life. I their minds, the two are totally divorced. When really they're not. The internet...

      So many vocal nutjobs. So much hate. How in the hell did we get to this point? What happened to our society? It's such a mess.

      I think it's because for a lot of people, there is a disconnect between what happens online and their real life. I their minds, the two are totally divorced. When really they're not. The internet is real life now, which is the exact opposite of what I was led to believe when I started using online communities in the early 2000s.

      Kids today know that the internet is real, and what you do can have real repercussions. And those that are growing up with social networks already existing have a better handle on what an internet presence entails.

      So I think it's a learning and experience problem that will go away as older folks age out of the population. The worst vitriol and hate I have seen online has come from the over-40 crowd and as they phase out I imagine the internet ecosystem will change drastically.

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    2. nothis
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      I believe blaming „the social media“ for all ills in the world doesn’t quite cut it, either. There’s been waves of hatred before. This is mostly just a return of right-wing ideologies with young...

      I believe blaming „the social media“ for all ills in the world doesn’t quite cut it, either. There’s been waves of hatred before. This is mostly just a return of right-wing ideologies with young people. It‘s hip again. “No, it’s not your fault you can‘t find a girlfriend, it’s the feminists!“. “Oh, look, minorities have power now in university campuses and gentrified urban neighborhoods, time to fight back!

      Social media ist just the lens you see it through because that’s where we are now. Maybe it accelerated things. But mobs and right wing ideas aren’t just some inevitable symptom of social media. They’re just cheap ideas you can use to feel better about yourself without doing much.

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