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They are just commenting the same way they talk to their friends. People quote funny lines from movies right after watching or say stuff like, "Did you see that crazy stunt in the film?? He literally drove off a cliff!!" They get tons of upvotes too because people feel a connection by recounting and acknowledging what they collectively experienced. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
So much of what's wrong with online communication is that many people speak to a public audience like they'd speak to a friend in private
You mean people getting offended because they misinterpret a friendly jab? Personally, I wish more people commented in a friendly manner. So many toxic comments out there 😬
Friendly is great, I don't mean people shouldn't joke around.
Why is that wrong?
Not the commentor but the context clues of their comments leads me to think it's because people talk without a filter, like they would their close friends in a private conversation.
Is it so bad to talk without a filter in a place where online community is encouraged?
Accurate explanation, though it highlights the NPC / monkey brain level of these comments:
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Monke see comment
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Monke think same
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Dopamine released
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Click like button
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Monke happi
Which of course happens similarly IRL, but it’s less cringe as it’s just a passing verbal comment, not captured and displayed on the web for all eternity.
That's just empathy though? Putting yourself in someone else's shoes and relating to what they thought at the time. You can infer a lot more than surface level description from someone repeating a specific line mentioned in a video.
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