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Originally Posted by Ammi
..I think on the whole, nothing has really changed from back in the day and the 'gossipy ladies over the garden fence'...or finding out all of the gossip from the local shop etc..did you hear about Mrs Robinson at number 21...it's just obviously technology/internet that has made it all so 'out there' and made it an income thing as well for some...reality TV as well and the choosing of extreme personalities that are chosen for their controversy value and then projecting them as one dimensional 'baddies'...but then no responsibility is taken for some of the 'hate' that they have then got in their lives as a result when some have been pysically attacked...
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I disagree Ammi I think social media has taken negativity to a whole new level. Its one thing gossiping about a work colleague or neighbour who you actually know, its a different think entirely to "follow" people on twitter or FB who you don't know at all with the sole purpose of posting hate filled messages/death threats etc towards them, not sure Mrs Robinson ever had to put up with people wishing her dead because her front garden was untidy ( that is not a euphemism btw
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