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HPsquared04/03/20251 replyview on HN

People tend to moderate themselves and compromise a lot more in real conversations.

It's like all those videos of dogs barking angrily at each other through a closed gate, then suddenly becoming quiet and peaceful, their whole body language changing, when the gate is opened.


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lukan04/03/2025

For sure people are more restrained in real life, than online, but the consequences can also be more severe if extreme positions meet offline.