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I like it, but it doesn’t feel liberating. It feels like you need to be very careful, because if you express yourself in a way that could be taken the wrong way
by notenoughhorses 5y ago
I like it, but it doesn’t feel liberating. It feels like you need to be very careful, because if you express yourself in a way that could be taken the wrong way, it will be!
But I like getting the insight into how many different people think.
Edit: typo
- Akronymus 5y agoThat is partially what I like about 4chan. Nobody even really tries to be nice in the first place. Which, personally, is something I almost crave, due to constantly having to tiptoe around.
- ssdspoimdsjvv 5y agoOnline discussions lack tone of voice, intonation, etc. and any form of non-verbal communication which makes it really hard to judge the intention of the other person. And of course pure anonymity makes it possible to be an asshole without having to suffer the consequences.
- robbedpeter 5y agoConsider the absolute freedom of 4chan folks. They can say literally anything, and land in good discussions whenever they choose, if they're willing to tolerate the noise. Can't really get that in real life except among really close friends.
- Ntrails 5y agoBasically there are not many places you can take a premise at face value and just throw thoughts out without worrying about consequence to social standing etc.
- afarrell 5y agoThey also lack the ability to signal listening.