[kingsuper20]

>- People are likely to respond in a much more civil manner, they're not just going to yell at you

While I think that's true to a certain extent, I'd also say that the internet selects for the loudest, rudest voices.

Example. I was reading this this morning. (this this? English is an odd language).

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/meet-the-censored-bret-weinste...

Fine. I get it. Look for the first response (and others) from some guy named Thom Prentice. That's what the internet is all about. 10 second of research shows you that he's That Guy who goes to all the city council meetings to yell, continuously runs for office, has restraining orders. Every town has them.

That Guy has come to their full potential on social media.

[overgard]

I love taiibi's substack! As to that comment, WOW. There's this weird internet hate for guy's like weinstein or jordan peterson when, even if you happen to disagree with them they're incredibly tame about what they say.

[exporectomy]

I read some blog about why this happens. There's no tribal value in showing you hate someone who's obviously bad because everyone hates them no matter what side they're on. You have to show you hate someone who's good enough for reasonable people to like them. Then your expression of hate reinforces your position as being deep within your side and far from the middle ground which is dangerously close to the enemy.

[kingsuper20]

Maybe there's just an endorphin rush from being outrageous.