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Comment by Vinnl

1 day ago

I think one problem we have (always had, but worse now that there are so many more opinions to be exposed to) is that we expect "society's" opinions to be consistent, despite being made up of millions of different people.

Of course there are going to be people telling others to be vulnerable and open, and of course there are also going to be people telling others not to complain because that's dumping their problems on other people.

Also, by "society" often people mean "twitter", which is hardly an organic cross section of public opinion.

  • I agree in one sense, but in another, the extremes seen on Twitter are not where the madness ends. The Overton window shifts slowly.