On social media, accusations of fascism are flung from left and right like confetti. Culture war terminology, most of it unpleasant, has seeped into the collective consciousness. ‘Gammon’ and ‘gaslight’ were both shortlisted as candidates for the Collins dictionary word of 2018. Outrage marketing, horrifically, is an actual thing.
The degradation of civility online happened at startling speed. This is mostly due to algorithms. Social media sites give prominence to content that generates a significant amount of engagement in a short period of time. The consequence is that people who want their messages to be widely seen need to frame them in the most provocative way possible.
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Punk today would oppose the current zeitgeist, fight the establishment and not sell out. And that means… being polite.
State of 2018: outrage!
Source: Being nice is the new punk