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Not really. In at least some of the internet communities that do this kind of thing, there is actually pressure to conform to the community's norms - it's just that the norms are fucked. For instance, anyone who stands up for the woman in a picture like this will get called all sorts of insults in order to pressure them to back down.



Goes to show that peer pressure can be used for both good and for ill.




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