DJentropy Ovaert
The Conference Elite
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Posted - 2014.08.30 21:08:00 -
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Solecist Project wrote:Proof of point:
No one in his right, conscious mind would deliberately,
actively, purposefully want to keep spreading all this hatred!
Yet it keeps on happening!
Does anyone really, honestly want to assume
that all of these people are consciously driven by hatred
and WANT to spread said hatred willingly and consciously?
SOLECIST PROJECT PUNCH :)
Let's get serious for a second, though - Solecist totally hit the nail on the head with her post. Allow me to cherry pick for a second?
Solecist Project wrote:
There are many reasons why people just react mindlessly,
but I will point out one example most people directly or indirectly know.
It shows how it works.
Mindless responses are pretty much the standard for many people, and in my opinion it comes down to humanity really only having a few "stories". We typecast eachother into roles that fit these stories, and regardless of what evidence is presented or what is actually going on - we ignore the details to preserve the narrative. The Eve-Online forms are a perfect example of that, about how easy it is to get the entire community to pull out torches and pitchforks when, for example, someone with some level of power presents a classic "Evil bad sociopath who hurts the poor innocent victim" story. You even get bonus points when the bad guy is someone who is very well known. But I digress.
Solecist Project wrote:
The shorter the reaction time, the stronger the automatism.
Getting people to actually bother reading what was posted before, think about it, and then take their time to write up a reasonable response and then take the time to proof read it before clicking post - I fear you are asking too much from humanity in general. Only a small percentage of us are able to do this. :(
Solecist Project wrote:
They read something that offends their egos,
like someone who says something that's "factually wrong" or "stupid"
and they immediately start typing!
No actual thought, just a reaction based on patterns,
filled with the negativity of the input!
I am literally pressing LIKE as hard as I can and throwing money at the screen right now. |