Mob mentality in Social media.

[dorankj]

Oh, the irony! Destruction indeed.

[mister_coffee]

I think the unwarranted attacks against conservatives on this BB has gotten vile and disgusting.

Also, if your political positions lead inexorably to the destruction of the United States you should expect a bit of pushback.

[mister_coffee]

I think the unwarranted attacks against conservatives on this BB has gotten vile and disgusting.

I know, I consider myself conservative and some of the comments directed towards me by other posters are pretty awful.

[mister_coffee]

That post dates to December of 2023, so about as relevant today as the High Middle Ages are.

[Rideback]

Chris, welcome back.
Your first article is locked. Your second article is from 2016 so is outdated, even in its generalizations.

[tristanbgilb]

I think the unwarranted attacks against conservatives on this BB has gotten vile and disgusting.

[pasayten]

Some people become their own mob all by themselves…

[Fun CH]

https://medium.com/@23mailboxx/mob-ment ... 205bc96395


"First let’s understand the term mob mentality:
Herd mentality describes how people can be influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors on a largely emotional, rather than rational, basis. When individuals are affected by mob mentality, they may make different decisions than they would have individually.

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups,” George Carlin.""


https://calgaryjournal.ca/2016/11/03/fr ... ame-to-be/


The online mob
“Social media changes the very nature of our social interaction,” says Ayyash, offering an explanation for the mob-like behaviour exhibited online when users unite behind a common cause.

Ayyash explains, the Internet is a breeding ground for targeted attacks and hostile behaviour.

“Actually saying something to someone’s face has a very large impact on how we interact with each other,” he says. “When you take that out, fundamentally our ethics change.”

Though that change manifests differently in every individual social media problematically alters the larger social phenomenon of mob mentality. The way an online crowd develops is not dissimilar to the way a physical mob would form."