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A concept that involves conscious rejection of the basic responsibilities for managing tensions expected of humans in a society. The Degraded State is most clearly exemplified in Internet culture, and particularly Internet gamer culture, where LARPing, trolling, take downs, gotchas, impersonation, doxxing, harassment for sport and lulz, and a thirst for personal and reputational destruction of others are common behaviors aided by asymmetric anonymity and pseudonymity. Those who accept and embrace the Degraded State share the view that life is simply a game that lacks any deep, ultimate meaning. | A concept that involves conscious rejection of the basic responsibilities for managing tensions expected of humans in a society. The Degraded State is most clearly exemplified in Internet culture, and particularly Internet gamer culture, where LARPing, trolling, take downs, gotchas, impersonation, doxxing, harassment for sport and lulz, and a thirst for personal and reputational destruction of others are common behaviors aided by asymmetric anonymity and pseudonymity. Those who accept and embrace the Degraded State share the view that life is simply a game that lacks any deep, ultimate meaning. | ||
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|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1423170447558905858 | |nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1423170447558905858 | ||
|name=Eric Weinstein | |name=Eric Weinstein | ||
|content=For those who know me as slow to anger, that remains true. But, stalking, physical threats, impersonating my business to spread anti-semitism/misogyny, doxxing & taking my wife’s work w/o attribution puts you in a different category. | |content=For those who know me as slow to anger, that remains true. But, stalking, physical threats, impersonating my business to spread anti-semitism/misogyny, doxxing & taking my wife’s work w/o attribution puts you in a different category. '''Especially''' if you work at my email provider. | ||
The Internet or gamer culture is not an excused absence from being a human being. You don’t get to harass or terrorize families in real life just because you have an ISP. | The Internet or gamer culture is not an excused absence from being a human being. You don’t get to harass or terrorize families in real life just because you have an ISP. | ||