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Why are forums cracking down hard since the (ahem) 'election'?
submitted 2 years ago by [deleted] from self.whatever
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[–]trident765 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (3 children)
To be fair, internet moderators have always been tyrants. I remember getting banned from forums for stupid reasons 15 years ago.
[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (1 child)
How come most forums are just mindless arguing instead of getting into deeper discussions?
[–]thefirststone 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (0 children)
Dopamine-seeking behavior. Anonymous image boards tweak the cycle by breaking the link to identity, so reward comes from understanding each other, usually through memery, but occasionally through profound problem-solving.
[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (0 children)
What was it like for you?
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