Why are so many people in that forum contradicting themselves? Like they say something criticizing the prior person's opinion on gender and then say something completely intolerant. Is this a running gag? I never seen people misunderstand a topic so... halfway? Its usually more like "okay I'm learning" or "I completely reject this line of reasoning", but these comments are like something else
As with so many internet comment sections, sometimes, rather than trying to understand, it's best for your own mental health if you close the window, throw your computer in the trash, and go for a walk.
The people on the internet are not the people outside is how I always think of it. Too bad the internet denizens so frequently shape and mold the conversation.
Definitely an important thing to remember. I wonder what percentage of people out there are effectively "read-only" with regard to the public internet, never signing up for accounts (other than personal stuff like email) or leaving comments on news stories.
I think the majority tend to be lurkers for the most part. I believe the Pareto principle (80% of effects come from 20% of causes) maps pretty well to internet cultures based on statistics curated from some of the forums and aggregators around. Can't provide a source for that though.
