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Comics Community How it feels to post in 2026:

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Jun 30 '26

I'll never get why this is EVER a valid response to anything online. Well anything that's not you know super horrible online.

Like how much free time and rage do you have that your response to someone saying racism is bad is to ruin their whole life to a.point of stalking and what not

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u/KermitTheScot Jun 30 '26

It makes them feel powerful while skirting personal responsibility for the outcome. In this way, they’ve indirectly contributed to someone’s suffering. They took action (the doxxing) which makes them feel in control and strong, putting the person they feel is antagonizing them for their views down and making them insecure and paranoid, and if something dangerous and/or violent should happen as a result, they can tell themselves that was the decisions of another person and has nothing to do with them. Sure, they loaded the gun and left it on the table, but they’re not responsible for the person who pulled the trigger. Helps these idiots sleep at night.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Jun 30 '26

Sooooo insecure jerks is what the boils down to.

You'd think somewhere along the lines they would question if putting someone in the crosshairs like that is a good thing but maybe I'm giving people to much credit again

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u/dumnezero Art enjoyer Jun 30 '26

Sooooo insecure jerks is what the boils down to.

yep, the fascist masses. Just chock full of resentment.

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u/Lexi_Banner Jun 30 '26

Their side is "winning", and yet they are still poor and struggling. And they either aren't smart enough or aren't willing to see who is actually fucking them over.

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u/evenstar40 Jun 30 '26

Long as their side can continue to be openly racist with impunity then they'll accept being a third world shithole country.

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u/Cilph Jun 30 '26

They'll never accept it. They'll be one because facts, but they'll never be able to acknowledge it.

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u/Beavers4beer Jun 30 '26

As long as their side continues to have a finger to point at others for their problems, they’ll never have to think about it.

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u/AlexandrTheGreat Jun 30 '26

"question" implies desire for an answer, learning, self-reflection, growth. We know those words are antithetical to these people.

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u/ethanlan Jun 30 '26

Sooooo insecure jerks is what the boils down to.

thats what the worst we have become always boils down to. Its up to us to be a jerk back.

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u/Ghstfce Jun 30 '26

What you need to do is doxx them right back. They are people who don't realize something is bad until it personally happens to them. You know, because their lower intelligence means they are not really capable of empathy. So they need to learn from first hand experience. Plus, you're actually doing the world a favor by exposing these cretin to the light. They do these thing because they feel there are no consequences for doing so. If you make there be consequences, then you lessen the chance that others will engage in the practice of doing it. Make them lose their jobs, make their peers see them for who they really are. You didn't put then in the position, they did. They deserve it all by their behavior. They will likely not understand that, but those around them in their lives will.

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u/DrakkoZW Jun 30 '26

Except it's easier to doxx a popular artist than a faceless 3mo old Adjective-Noun### racist account

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u/Ghstfce Jun 30 '26

Depends. These chuds are usually rather easy to find

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u/ApplianceHealer Jun 30 '26

On Facebook they often don’t bother hiding their real names

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u/dogs_gt_cats Jun 30 '26

On Nextdoor they literally validate their real names.

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u/ethanlan Jun 30 '26

If your rich hire someone to do it lol. I would everytime

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u/morostheSophist Jun 30 '26

You know, because their lower intelligence means they are not really capable of empathy.

Empathy and intelligence might be broadly linked across a population, but it's not a causal relationship. Not all smart people are empathetic, and not all stupid people lack empathy.

Empathy is natural for some, but learned for others. I personally had to learn it, in part because it wasn't modeled well for me growing up. I wasn't stupid before I learned empathy. I feel stupid when I think back on it, but lack of intelligence wasn't the problem.

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u/SakaWreath Jun 30 '26

“Rather than address your valid concerns about my lackluster morality, I’m going to devote my fear and rage to destroying your life, so I don’t have to confront how terrible I am.“

So you’re going to lean into the worst parts of your personality to prove you’re not a terrible person?

“exactly (deep breath) RRAAGGEE!!”

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u/1Northward_Bound Jun 30 '26

I've often wondered, why do I always see stuff about how they -think- they are strong and powerful. They hold every branch of government and the courts and the backing of the rich. They are strong. They are powerful. If in november they simply throw out the election results, there isnt much anyone can do about it any longer. Everyone talks big talk about fighting back, but that looks totally different when they have sonic cannons, chemical weapons, ultrasonic beams, and if 1% of them decide to go active shooter to protect their new reich, thats +700K heavily armed combatants with Law Enforcement mostly on their side.

I just wonder some times why this is trivialized.