ASR can act as a powerful catalyst for cognitive dissonance, amplifying the inherent tension between our beliefs and behaviors clashing as they do with new members coming from a ideology that's often opposite to our own as well as being as deeply ingrained to them as is our own .
From curated online personas to echo chambers and anonymous interactions ASR can at times offer a near unique set of challenges both to our established members and those new to the forum. Maintaining a healthy constructive atmosphere can be very challenging. One can feel a certain type of existential threat and react in ways that unfortunately do nothing for our own enjoyment or indeed the forum as a whole.
Understanding the dynamics of cognitive dissonance in behaviors at ASR is in my view vital for fostering responsible forum citizenship, promoting critical thinking, and mitigating the negative impacts that disturb our peace and that of some new members , resulting in very familiar patterns of disruption out in the threads . In the end we are often all suffering from the same cognitive distress, clearly they are wrong and we are right so let's not forget that ha ha . ..
We are only human after all , understanding our own vulnerabilities and false often being a strong contributing factor to what made us look at audio in the way we do here . We literally can't trust ourselves and require listening controls and regular probing, who dosnt like a good probe ...
It's with this in mind, we all walk the tightrope at times between looking after our peace of mind , our cognitive singularity if you will and the often difficult task of confronting new members who themselves are in a certain state of distress trying to get to grips with the fact everything they thought was right and good might infact not be . We also have the added challenge of differing national cultures and language.
A big thank you to all of you that try so hard and help keep ASR as welcoming as possible .
From curated online personas to echo chambers and anonymous interactions ASR can at times offer a near unique set of challenges both to our established members and those new to the forum. Maintaining a healthy constructive atmosphere can be very challenging. One can feel a certain type of existential threat and react in ways that unfortunately do nothing for our own enjoyment or indeed the forum as a whole.
Understanding the dynamics of cognitive dissonance in behaviors at ASR is in my view vital for fostering responsible forum citizenship, promoting critical thinking, and mitigating the negative impacts that disturb our peace and that of some new members , resulting in very familiar patterns of disruption out in the threads . In the end we are often all suffering from the same cognitive distress, clearly they are wrong and we are right so let's not forget that ha ha . ..
We are only human after all , understanding our own vulnerabilities and false often being a strong contributing factor to what made us look at audio in the way we do here . We literally can't trust ourselves and require listening controls and regular probing, who dosnt like a good probe ...
It's with this in mind, we all walk the tightrope at times between looking after our peace of mind , our cognitive singularity if you will and the often difficult task of confronting new members who themselves are in a certain state of distress trying to get to grips with the fact everything they thought was right and good might infact not be . We also have the added challenge of differing national cultures and language.
A big thank you to all of you that try so hard and help keep ASR as welcoming as possible .