I don't personally know anybody that's walked on the moon but I am fairly confident that real life examples exist.
That said you are absolutely correct that online lunacy is far less common in the real world. Despite its rarity it does have an outsize impact on the public discourse though precisely because of its man bites dog characteristic.
My concern stems precisely from my own personal experiences in real world spaces, which are increasingly being colonized by the pathologies of online disability culture.
Is anyone aware of this happening in real life? I'm racking my brain and I can't think of an example.
None of Freddie's articles over the last couple of weeks qualify?
I don't know Freddie in real life.
I don't personally know anybody that's walked on the moon but I am fairly confident that real life examples exist.
That said you are absolutely correct that online lunacy is far less common in the real world. Despite its rarity it does have an outsize impact on the public discourse though precisely because of its man bites dog characteristic.
My concern stems precisely from my own personal experiences in real world spaces, which are increasingly being colonized by the pathologies of online disability culture.
You should include more anonymized real world examples. It's way too easy to find extreme non-representative outliers online.
Join a NAMI online support group
Deaf people are the big one that springs to my mind. (I'm still VERY sympathetic to them.)