I loved the Web. I believed in us. I thought we'd lift humanity up. Instead, we've just made all our flaws louder and uglier. I'm exhausted.
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You're being too harsh on yourself. I can unequivocally say that I've become a better person thanks to the web.
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If not for the people Ive met through the web, I might never have opened my eyes to things like racism and sexism all around me
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So, how do we deal with those issues without committing acts of career suicide or worse, career homicide which is status quo now.
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I don't have a good answer for you, unfortunately. Like you said, there is a lot of mutual mistrust going around.
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It's certainly let to a culture where I keep certain opinions to myself out of fear they may be considered offensive.
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Replying to @ejpbruel
Web is now a place where if you speak up you are subject to censorship through public meme-ing, shaming, gating. Human problem.

Sep 14, 2016 · 9:29 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
I find this a difficult subject. I believe that shaming can be useful, and even necessary in some cases.
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