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Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis
In this paper, we outline an object relations approach to the understanding of the factors underlying the behavior exhibited by a specific type of “uncivil” social media user, the keyboard warrior. Analyzing ten key features of the keyboard warrior’s behavior, we lay out the hypothesis that it is un...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9647748/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41282-022-00315-y |
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author | Polipo, Niccolò Fiorentino Willemsen, Jochem |
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description | In this paper, we outline an object relations approach to the understanding of the factors underlying the behavior exhibited by a specific type of “uncivil” social media user, the keyboard warrior. Analyzing ten key features of the keyboard warrior’s behavior, we lay out the hypothesis that it is underlaid by an object relation of the type that Bion conceptualised as “minus K”: namely, an envious relation to the breast as the original provider not only of food but also of knowledge. We conclude by discussing the crisis of constructive dialogue that is ongoing at various levels in contemporary Western society and culture. |
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spelling | pubmed-96477482022-11-14 Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis Polipo, Niccolò Fiorentino Willemsen, Jochem Psychoanal Cult Soc Original Article In this paper, we outline an object relations approach to the understanding of the factors underlying the behavior exhibited by a specific type of “uncivil” social media user, the keyboard warrior. Analyzing ten key features of the keyboard warrior’s behavior, we lay out the hypothesis that it is underlaid by an object relation of the type that Bion conceptualised as “minus K”: namely, an envious relation to the breast as the original provider not only of food but also of knowledge. We conclude by discussing the crisis of constructive dialogue that is ongoing at various levels in contemporary Western society and culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK 2022-11-10 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9647748/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41282-022-00315-y Text en © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Polipo, Niccolò Fiorentino Willemsen, Jochem Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title | Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title_full | Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title_fullStr | Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title_short | Epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: A Bionian analysis |
title_sort | epistemic envy in the keyboard warrior: a bionian analysis |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9647748/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41282-022-00315-y |
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