There’s a specific flavor of aggression that comes from non-conservative, predominately white digital spaces. I think it draws from insecurity, almost like a projection.
#Twitter had it, to an extent, in the 2010s. As liberal-leaning as the hell-site was, there was always an unsettling presence of anti-Blackness. It was never overt, at least in the more liberal corners.
It was more like the persistent humming of an air conditioner— easy to tune out, but if you listened you could hear it.
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