https://matthewtrader.com/division-multiplied UX Designer & Photographer Thu, 15 Feb 2024 05:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://matthewtrader.com/division-multiplied#comment-10060 Wed, 09 May 2012 01:07:41 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=126#comment-10060 Thank you for your comments Tessa and Caryn. Tessa I agree, the kind of respect and discipline that is expected from one another in real life doesn’t exist in the same way online. Though one can’t physically hurt another human being directly online, the anger and hate that drives murder can definitely be seen.
I see your point Caryn, but I personally believe that a divide over race or preference in music is equally wrong can make people feel rejected and bad just for being who they are. And yes, I agree, in the end it is part of being human. We all naturally gravitate towards those who are like us and separate from those who are very different. ]]> https://matthewtrader.com/division-multiplied#comment-10059 Tue, 08 May 2012 23:56:50 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=126#comment-10059 I honestly don’t think these things are such a big problem as the race/gender/etc. barriers that divide us in real life. In the Internet, you count the people who are “like” you as the people who have similar viewpoints and tastes as you. I mean, there are so many people everywhere that we’re realistically not going to get along with all of them. I’d rather have my Internet divided by the people who like Adele + Linkin Park and those who don’t because there is no idea of privilege and dominance tied in with one group.
Also, I know oftentimes anonymity causes awful things, but I’ve been in a few places where anonymous contributers were incredibly civil, even towards the people/viewpoints they didn’t like so much. So I think there’s really just a spectrum online as there is in real life. It’s not a good thing or a bad thing, it’s just a part of being human. ]]> https://matthewtrader.com/division-multiplied#comment-10058 Tue, 08 May 2012 19:58:14 +0000 http://reflection.matthewtrader.com/?p=126#comment-10058 I actually never thought bias on the Internet was so bad. I usually don’t read the news, unless it catches my attention. I spend most of my time online doing things that is related to my education. However; with the hate crime act, it happens even in the offline world. During my senior year, I watched gangs fighting in the cafeteria every single day, what a horror! Even though on the online world, hate crime act is what seems normal. The difference between the online world and the offline world is hate crime act in the offline world is regulated and disciplined. There is no discipline in the online world. ]]>