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From: "Eric Jeschke" <jeschke@cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: HATE
Message-ID: <1994Nov6.170211.9748@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
References: <JAFFER.94Nov4003723@jacal.zurich.ai.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 17:02:07 -0500
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jaffer@zurich.ai.mit.edu (Aubrey Jaffer) writes:

:Hatred is a problem both for individuals and communities (and nations,
:although there haven't been any wars over software - yet!).  I am sure
:the distortion of reality born of hatred must take a toll on the
:perpetrator's life and family.

I hope someone, somewhere is doing a PhD on the phenomenon of flaming
and hate-mail on the internet.   It is the same phenomenon that turns
ordinary, pleasant humans into raving maniacs when they get behind the
wheel of an automobile.  Something having to do with the anonymity of
the other individuals out there in a great, big cybernetic gridlock
combined with a overly urgent need to espouse their own agenda.

Wierd.

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Eric Jeschke                      |          Indiana University
jeschke@cs.indiana.edu            |     Computer Science Department
