The problem has more to do with validation and echo chamber.
It wouldn't be a huge issue if these kind of comments would stay constrained in the digital realm.
But as people see that the tone and hardline position is shared by a lot of other people, they feel empowered and validated, so that that behavior starts rippling in the "real" world.
It wouldn't be a huge issue if these kind of comments would stay constrained in the digital realm.
But as people see that the tone and hardline position is shared by a lot of other people, they feel empowered and validated, so that that behavior starts rippling in the "real" world.