Analysis Of How Long The Internet Can Run On Hate, By Ben Collins

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In Ben Collins’ “How Long The Internet Can Run On Hate,” his claim is "The web is an economy of its own that now runs on collective shaming and fear under the fake auspices of free speech, self-expression, and the collective speech." He cites a page on Reddit to support his claim, which shows that some Reddit users poked fun at overweight people. The most ridiculous thing is that they think it will stimulate obese people to lose weight. But the reality is that public shaming does not work, overweight people who faced discrimination are more likely to gain weight. In another word, those hypocritical people just tend to gain superiority from the defects of others. They don't really care about if that is truly good for obese people or not. However,

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