Sometimes I worry about that, too. But then I look at "Dilbert," which
has been satirizing the idiocies and injustices of the corporate
workplace for years. People are constantly posting and sharing Dilbert
cartoons at work, nothing changes, and usually, management ignores it. I
read in a business publication years ago that "they" had found that
allowing Dilbert in the workplace acts as a safety valve, dissipating
anger that might otherwise spur people to take action. In other words,
even though the cartoons might annoy the bosses, it was in their
interest to allow them.
This is probably why "letters to the editor" and "sound off" forums
exist, too.
When it comes to "fat shaming" and the like, I think it's just the
equivalent of the mean girls and the school bullies in the hallway. The
Internet amplifies them, but the same dynamic is involved. It may be
hell for the targets of their nastiness, but I don't think it's a global
threat.
Where it gets dangerous is with true hate groups and their
well-organized propaganda campaigns. The Internet gives them a tool to
organize, recruit and coordinate, and to build up a critical mass of
followers independent of geography. This includes some of the nice folks
in the news lately, both foreign and domestic.
--Peter
Bob Whitemire wrote:
> Interesting. Particularly interesting is the lack of inhibition of people
> posting comments. Having spent a lot of time on this list, when I go
> a'wandering to other places, I'm often flabbergasted at the level of
> vitriol the most innocuous of posts will generate. Even Facebook is
tame by
> comparison with some of the places I've been. A week or so ago I was
> looking at an Apple forum (not Apple sponsored) about iPhonography
> techniques. Last time I'll go there. <g>
>
> What interests me more is whether this 24/7 ability spew anger,
bitterness
> and filth will speed the world into some kind of conflagration. I see
a lot
> of people posting exceptionally vile things on political sites, and I
> wonder if they're just working up their courage to act or if they're
really
> brave in their parents' basements with keyboards in hand, but
unlikely ever
> to put themselves at risk.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Tina Manley <images [at]
comporium.net> wrote:
>
> > A photo project:
> >
> > http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34967928
> >
> > If someone else takes the photo with your camera, is it still your
> > photograph?
> >
> > Tina
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