It can be both. I am certain that there isn’t one explanation for it. What i describe is the feedback loop. What you describe is the initial conditions. Combined they spell disaster.
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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 month agoThe reason we have so much extremism today is people are more desperate and angry, not that strangers on the internet validating one another.
Denixen@feddit.nu 1 month ago
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
No, what you describe is being utterly derailed in your understanding of people by the distractions rightwing billionaires dangle infront of us to keep us from having a real conversation about why we are all suffering.
arnitbier@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Were at a point where you are not discussing the same thing but this might give some clarity
He’s describing a general idea of extremist self validation of violent and hateful rhetoric in online spaces that can and at times do lead to “extremism” (I hate the word but its here)
Both the inital post, and you, are pointing out that what is being discussed in the OP (which I imagine this person has not actually read, and was intellectually pointing out some personal misery) (which I do understand for the record) is, that validation in the sense of well meant and applied validating of ones human self or for having human experiences outside the “norm” (or inside it frankly) and being happier is not pushing people to extremism and doesn’t even apply by association to that version of validation so don’t do that
Just happy to clear that up feel free to correct me