Why We Love Taking Part in Online Pile-Ons

If you use the right social media platform, it won’t take long to run into something you’ll find offensive.

Of course, those who post such comments likely hold strong views that clash with your own and, more often than not, the point of offense is something for which you won’t be alone in your disdain.

So, what do you do? Do you just scroll on by, pretending you didn’t read it? Do you send a private message telling them how you feel? Or do you join in the ensuing pile-on that has now lit up in the comments section—and throw in your own two cents worth?

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