alt Hacker NewsI doubt that. The only thing social media removed was scruples and shame. People were ashamed to say such dumb things and now they think they have some kind of deeper knowledge.
Their thinking didn’t change.
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enraged_camel • today at 4:04 PM
They can finally say "retard" openly. They have been openly gloating about this! So yes, I agree: previously they felt constrained. They no longer do.
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I think they also suddenly had to deal with a bunch of people being mean to them, and telling them they were wrong, which drove them a little mad.
Sort of an oppositional defiant thing, filtered through immense wealth and power