Hawk Podcast - Internet Hate and the Weirdos who do it

Hawk discusses internet hate and online harassment, drawing parallels between his personal experience of being doxxed and fired from his job with a recent New York Times article about Sydney Towles, a young TikTok influencer with cancer who faced relentless harassment from online skeptics. Hawk examines how a Reddit community formed around hating Towles, refusing to believe her cancer diagnosis despite confirmation from her Yale-trained oncologist, and even attempting to interfere with her real life by contacting sponsors and suggesting showing up at fundraisers.

Hawk then explores the psychology behind online hate, explaining how people who engage in this behavior often suffer from insecurity and low self-esteem, projecting their negative feelings onto strangers. He discusses research showing that perpetrators form communities that provide social validation and reinforcement for their hateful actions, satisfying their need for inclusion and recognition. Hawk emphasizes that this behavior has nothing to do with the targets themselves but reflects the perpetrators' own life circumstances and insecurities.

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