Why do human interactions on the internet tend to skew negative, as opposed to positive? What does this say about human behaviour?" — GLEN willows
why do changes to the brain change consciousness?
- how do thoughts/ideas cause our arms to lift, punch a guy we hate, etc. — GLEN willows
No one is saying consciousness is physical. — GLEN willows
"Why do human interactions on the internet tend to skew negative, as opposed to positive? What does this say about human behaviour?" — GLEN willows
I've only been here for a short time, and I've already noticed the same tendency as many other open forums on the internet.
Negativity. Nastiness hiding behind anonymity. Chest-beating. Condescension, ad hominem attacks. (Note the difference between these things and a good "heated discussion.")
I'm not bemoaning it, in fact I'm used to it, but since this is a philosophy forum I'm wondering "why?" when the opposite could just as easily true. And asking for input. To make it official here's my question:
"Why do human interactions on the internet tend to skew negative, as opposed to positive? What does this say about human behaviour?" — GLEN willows
Interactions on the internet are a sample of humanity as a whole. Whatever you see, whether seen by you as positive or negative depends on where you are looking. Many nice religious sites have nothing but positive content. In philosophy, people who agree with you are not doing you any favors because while agreement is psychologically supportive it is in fact intellectually damaging to whatever your actual purpose is in posing a philosophical point. Only serious critiques are of any use to you, whether clothed in positive or negative verbiage.Why do human interactions on the internet tend to skew negative, as opposed to positive? — GLEN willows
What is human behavior? Is that some sort of material object?What does this say about human behaviour?" — GLEN willows
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