LFP Hits New Lows

[Snark]

It would in general seem that the days of unmoderated internet posting is drawing to a close. It was probably inevitable: the innerweb is about 20 years old (for the general public), and given time such forums and formats will tend to draw the ignorant, fermented rage of the unwashed masses. Remember, the most opinionated tend to be less knowledgeable and more dogmatic. They tend not to have analytical skills or the ability to think outside of the box. They tend to see conspiracy in all things. They tend to believe they know all of the "truths" and and have all of the solutions, when in reality their understanding of things are superficial and their "solutions" farcical.

They typically do not to belong to creative or progressive groups or have occupations that are either intellectual or require working with others, because the other 80% of the population wants nothing to do with them and shuts them out. As such, they have few outlets to vent their angry, misinformed frustrations - and so are drawn to what available outlets there are, such as unmoderated comments/chat rooms, right-wing conspiracy web sites, and talk radio. In the 'States they join the Tea Party and currently are creaming their jeans over Trump.

The world is slowly but surely leaving them behind, making them both more angry and more obsolescent. In another 10 years many will have passed on or become too old to be much of a force.