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RE: Should Dtube become mainstream? | Black Mirror Nosedive episode
There is some truth to this on Steemit already. On the other hand, the internet as a whole has a reputation for pure nastiness. Interacting with people online is just so much quicker to devolve into totally unnecessary insults, making it harder to find common ground. Beyond just "being yourself", people on the internet are totally callous to the impact they have on the people they interact with.
Maybe it's good that we can have both. You think twice about being blunt to someone who can hurt you for it, but maybe you should think a little about that, you would in person, wouldn't you? If you do want the freedom to be blunt, totally honest or mean, you can always create a pseudonymous account and avoid linking it back to your 'real' account.
I agree with you about the internet already being a pretty hostile place, but that's natural when everyone can express themselves, there will always be people who will express themselves more bluntly.
But I don't think that people should be insensitive and use honesty as an excuse to be mean, people have every right to downvote something they don't like. I just believe that there is a danger of it becoming a personal vendetta thing