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0 pointscrazydoggers5y ago0 comments

I’ve come to realize, that prejudice is amplified online. Prejudice is, at its root, poorly examined opinions based on insufficient evidence.

Prejudice gets amplified because it often seems insightful, and online, barraged by information all day, people click, read these blurbs and one liners, then pass them on.

Prejudice is also emotionally satisfying because typically people believe what is already inline with their beliefs. So taking the time to research and understand topics is not as pleasurable as passing along prejudice.

It’s all around us online, from simple celebrity gossip, to political analysis, on and on.

We’ve somehow as a society got to get our heads around the fact that this form of communication online is brand new to the human experience, and we have to understand it’s impacting us in new ways.

I fear all the ways Prejudice is pushing us apart, and away from fact, understanding, and compassion.

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imtringued5y ago

Except in this case the prejudice is spot on. That is where the absurdity starts. These comments have no right to be correct and yet they are. When you do your own research you will reach the same conclusions as them.

>I fear all the ways Prejudice is pushing us apart, and away from fact, understanding, and compassion.

As said, it's absolutely defying expectations. It's driving people toward fact, understanding and compassion.

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