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What makes such people seek out like-minded people, the "radicals"?

The roots are firmly in the meatspace.

The seed was planted well before he know what 8chan was.




Sure, but if he can't find a group in person that will validate and amplify his views and also can't find such online, he will probably remain some run-of-the-mill uncouth jackass without feeling so strongly about it that shooting up a mall seems like a good idea he should totally act upon.

There have been studies. Radicalization is generally the product of a social environment that magnifies certain views and actively encourages people to become more extreme.


Sure, the human has to physically exist before they can become radicalized. I don’t really follow the point here. It’s still important to figure out where the actual radicalization happens.


Seems like you're assuming your conclusion as your premise.


I assume the cause of such behavior is something that's known properly as "social defeat".


While such IRL considerations are absolutely a factor I think ascribing things to a single cause is a mistake.




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