Category Archives: Internet

Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality

Here are some excerpts from this 2011 book by the psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude: * The compulsive nature of some people’s Internet use can be compared to OCD, and the euphoric “high” some experience is similar to what we see in … Continue reading

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Tabletmag: Digital Fascism: Anti-PC Idol-Smashing Isn’t Just a Joke – Internet trolls, ritualized social-media cruelty, online cesspools, and their real-world political effects

Jacob Siegel wrote the thoughtful profile of Paul Gottfried a few months ago. Jacob Siegel and Angela Nagle write for Tabletmag: After Charlottesville, the mask of irony that wrong-footed so many commentators was ripped from the U.S. alt-right. And more … Continue reading

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The Left’s Hypocrisy on Online Harassment and Anti-Semitism

Mike Cernovich writes: The Internet is a dangerous place, according to Jewish journalists who dislike having (((echoes))) places around their names. Yes, grown men are actually outraged that some trolls will put their last names in parentheses to identify them … Continue reading

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Brendan Eich’s Brave New Browser

Steve Sailer writes: “Brendan Eich, CEO of Mozilla until it was discovered that he had exercised his First Amendment rights as a citizen to participate lawfully in the democratic process, is heading a team building a new browser, alliteratively entitled … Continue reading

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