Joshua Drummond has a theory about why so many of the loud voices we meet online are so fundamentally… offensive. You may remember Josh’s earlier pieces about being trapped by climate change, or what’s at the heart of Evangelical Christianity — two of my favourite old reads on Webworm. His idea is deceptively simple and something that’s easy to overlook — and yet it instantly explains so much of the online behaviour we’re seeing in 2024. I think after reading this, it may not enhance your internet experience — but it will offer comfort in explaining why it’s happening.

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