Comment by sublinear
1 day ago
I think people forget that the same things happen offline. These arguments that blame anonymity or large groups are flimsy.
Just think about how embarrassing some friends or family can be. Think about why you went online in the first place.
The amount of people you can reach offline is quite small. In particular the amount of strangers you can reach is quite small.
Online you can easily post several hundred times a day, and/or reach a huge audience.
I didn't go online to get away from a bigoted relative.
To the contrary, the bigoted relative was no longer invited to various get togethers.