Jump to content
Objectivism Online Forum

Online bullying

Rate this topic


Recommended Posts

An article I read this morning from Newsweek, The Rise of Righteous Online Bullies

BY KATHERINE BRODSKY,
 
suggests to me that the real threat to freedom of speech and honest, open discussion is not social media giants but individual online bullies that are sufficiently numerous to have a powerful ganging-up effect. 
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I get that those other people were acting inappropriately.

But then she really just needs to grow up. People were mean to her. Okay. This is not some new social issue. What we have here is pretty much everyday stuff, it isn't the kind that involves physical force even. What she's complaining about is that she has no rhetorical skill to get those people in line. "Let's keep politics out of this guys!" Is probably the worst response ever. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I stopped reading at "gender non-conforming individuals." But to answer your point, can't both be a problem? After all, the social media giants often enable the online harassers and bullies. The "victims" however should take some responsibility for policing their own pages when possible.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...