8chan Is a Normal Part of Mass Shootings Now
I think that technology has brought us some truly marvelous things. But they also enable us to avoid casual social contact while enabling us to withdraw from meaningful social contact.<p>Online anonymity permits endless Sybil attacks -- helping turn communities&#x27; frustration from anger and rage into violence.  I&#x27;m guessing&#x2F;assuming that 8chan is an anything goes censorship free community (like 4chan was&#x2F;is?). And maybe it&#x27;s not explicitly in support of racist ideals but instead refuses to condemn any ideologies or discussion. But because of other communities&#x27; moderation, they likely become one of the bastions of the racists.  So even if their ownership never had any interest in hate speech, their platform becomes a de facto mechanism for its spread.<p>As much problems as anonymity causes I sure don&#x27;t think that some new Real World Identity driven Internet would be a good idea. But sites with next to no content moderation seem like a bad idea. Not that I can imagine a resolution, really.<p>~~<p>I imagine how frustrated I might feel if I didn&#x27;t have some kind of daily work or creative task to keep me busy and fill me with purpose. If I felt depressed I might be willing to blame it on someone. If everything I read said that in fact there is someone to blame, I wonder: would I be able to see through that?  Would I stand up and say &#x27;no, that&#x27;s wrong: those people aren&#x27;t the source of our problems&#x27;?  I like to think I would. But I&#x27;ve definitely caught myself (long after the fact) buying into BS groupthink&#x2F;hivemind conspiracy hogwash.