Why Does the Internet Encourage Intolerance?

  When the Internet arrived, it changed the world and the people in it. It’s a network that accelerated globalization, access to information, and constant social communication. This has a series of advantages. For example, it allows us to get to know realities that are extremely different and distant from our own. However, far from fostering empathy and openness to diversity, the Internet encourages intolerance. Discriminatory attitudes have always existed. As human beings, we tend to point to anything that’s different. This can be observed in any situation and historical context. We also tend to hold on to our beliefs…