• jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I find avoiding social media helps reduce encounters with the insane side of people who somehow appear to be relatively normal in real life.

    For instance, I actually like my inlaws in real life, despite having some very different views than they do. On Facebook however, they’re complete fucking idiots that I wouldn’t give the time of day because they would just argue with me about it.

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      It’s odd how that proxy allows people to act feral. It’s like the behavior of a dog behind a fence.

      Though I’ll admit to trolling a little bit here and there, so maybe I’m not the best example.

    • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
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      3 months ago

      It’s funny, I’m the opposite. In real life, I openly advocate for seizing the means of production and guillotining the rich, but I don’t do that on Facebook because I don’t want to get banned.