• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    It’s amazing how, although internet comments would give you the opposite impression, very few people are actually willing to commit violence.

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      17 days ago

      Because committing violence IRL is met with real consequences. Threatening violence on the Internet, especially anonymously, rarely if ever faces consequences.

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        16 days ago

        And also… Most people legitimately don’t want to actually commit violence. Like, lots of people would avoid it even without outside consequences.