People need to understand anons are just random chaos agents. They represent nothing and provide no insight into reality and politics. That applies to you and me too. We're basically ephemeral gamertags. What we say is noise. Maybe we'll occasionally spark an idea in a more important person higher up the chain and someone does something, but in the end only real people with real identities having conversations matters and this will all be graffiti on the walls of Pompeii.
There is a lot of truth to this, but, you know, Gamergate. Trump. 4chan meme incubator. No one anonymous poster is important, but the scene is consequential.
That's true. We are "the keyboard warriors" after all. I'm just arguing you can't say a trend reflects reality until it translates to real actions by people who aren't anonymous and who could face consequences for saying something.
There is a lot of truth to this, but, you know, Gamergate. Trump. 4chan meme incubator. No one anonymous poster is important, but the scene is consequential.
That's true. We are "the keyboard warriors" after all. I'm just arguing you can't say a trend reflects reality until it translates to real actions by people who aren't anonymous and who could face consequences for saying something.