user8008135 :
i don't want to put word your mouth, but i'm not sure this is merely an issue of logging off. there are plenty of offline, in-person groups that suffer from the same cliquishness, dogmatism, and over-identification. i don't think the problem is people finding a sense of community in online spaces - internet structures, especially social media ones, reflect general social structures, because the internet exists within and is a product of society. for example, the harassment campaign you experienced, which was horrible and unfair, emerged on a commercial platform that operates on a competitive market logic where privileged people attract larger followings that they can then weaponise against marginalised people or people who express marginalised positions, because that's the current economic model that our hierarchical society operates on. on a personal and interpersonal level, people need to maintain a grounded and critical view of the people they associate with and listen to, and not get sucked into echo chambers, whether that's on a screen or not. overall you made a lot of good points in this video.
2026-11-08 04:13:57