[hsienmaneja]

This is representative of the fundamentally primitive nature of humanity. We are pathetic creatures that aim to bring others down, like crabs in a bucket. We harass and hurt each other insidiously with varying degrees of subtlety.

That we need to rely on technology for such behavioral control is indicative of a broader fundamental issue with the human condition. Take away safe spaces, consequences and so on, and a sufficiently nontrivial subset of humans will revert back to primitive and malicious behaviors.

I’ve found myself to be utterly disgusted by human existence. That such a thing even needs to be built reminds me of why I am glad to have never procreated, for the risks of misery are significant and random. Life is a craps shoot even when the odds are in your favor.

For all of the progress we’ve made as a species, these domestication tactics have ended up making our species more weak.

I do not support these initiatives, but then again I don’t support Instagram fundamentally. Humans will evolve with technology, but I’m afraid we will build in ways to ensure that the weak survive.