Posted by Shadowplayers721 on August 3, 2004, at 12:51:01
In reply to Re: car wrecks, posted by Dr. Bob on August 3, 2004, at 10:42:25
Everyone can be hypnotized said a doc, it is the same process as people staring at a car wreck.
Don't worry about attitional crashes so much Dr. Bob, they usually slow down. Maybe, and the same happens with uncivil posts. They are read with word for word. Didn't we have people from other boards react to psych board that aren't usually on there? Well, it's the same process. People will stop and slow down and react.
There is also the power of the crowd theory. One man starts to shake a car in front of a crowd of people then another man jumps in. Before you know it a hundred men are involved in shaking a car for no reason. I saw the same thing here. One person says a totally opposite theory and others got confused of the original actions. Then, there is mass hysteria. But, all this still boils down to the chain reaction of one thing.
It's all about human nature. People are drawn to negative behavior. Negative behavior gets a lot of attention. Some people want to encourage it. Some make excuses for poor behavior. Some try to stop it. Some want to help it. Some want to understand it. ETC. But, those that remain civil get no attention for being civil and so is society.
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