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@grimalkina There is certainly an intersection of beliefs and methods of communication, otherwise it wouldn't work.
But I'm not sure the connection between "someone is saying something online" and "it is *necessary* to learn more about that person and why they are saying it" is as strict and strong.
Even if we don't agree, I wanted to sort... throw a point in there, that that assumption ("supposed to exert...") may not always be true.
To help refine that mental model I guess?
@bmaxv I think I'm following. I suppose when I say "some of the same social mechanisms", to me this modifies the statement enough that it's not saying ONLINE IS EXACTLY REAL LIFE CONVO! THE SAME! I would never walk up to you on the street and have this convo. I also would leave this comment hanging and go get food with no guilt. Different rules that way!
But my example is more like: a thank you online still has a social impact on the hearer. A blunt query still carries information.