The dogpile enabled by linkspam, more often than not, appears to assume intentional offense rather than ever giving any benefit of the doubt. Something to do with group dynamics and not-really-knowing the one who gets dogpiled, I think.
It just seems like sometimes that anger, in the right dose, can change minds. In extremes, it becomes more like a scorched-earth tactic, and no one learns. And the problem of the internetz is that one can't really control the dosage, because it's open to anyone. I think I see your point.
[Yes, I'm still thinking about this, even if it's about light years old in internet terms^^]
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Date: 22 Feb 2011 08:24 pm (UTC)Something to do with group dynamics and not-really-knowing the one who gets dogpiled, I think.
And the problem of the internetz is that one can't really control the dosage, because it's open to anyone. I think I see your point.
[Yes, I'm still thinking about this, even if it's about light years old in internet terms^^]