Conor Friedersdorf @conor64
Right. My account of what sometimes happens is mockery gets celebrated by the in group, giving a false impression of efficacy, but fuels negative polarization wrt the outgroup, and is in fact counterproductive, especially when the action (cast a vote, get a vaccine) is hideable — PolitiTweet.org
Sulla Felix @SullaFelix8
@conor64 Bad online debate isn't for the participants its for the audience. The discursive purpose of mockery is to… https://t.co/loKI79oWCf
