Is there a name for when people mistake DU for the "real world"?

[Bonobo]

It seems to me that so many posters make this particular mistake. They conflate the actions and reactions of the posters on DU with the rest of the world.

EXAMPLES:

"If Obama supporters were more gracious..."
"Does the Obama camp want the support of Hillary-backers?"
"If the supporters of Obama are any indication..."
"I have decided to go with Hillary because the Obama side is so rude..."


I was just wondering if there was a name for this weird logical fallacy. It seems likely related to issues of isolation, echo-chamber psychology, etc.

It is as fascinating as it is disturbing.

[annabanana]

1. DUlusional?. . DUsoriented?. . . .n/t

[steven88]

10. DUpressed?

[polichick]

13. Or DUH-lusional!

[jakem]

2. DUped

[jakem]

3. DUh?

[uppityperson]

4. Egocentric? That's not quite it though.

You mean believing that DU IS the world, not just a forum online, and confusing what is here for total reality with the rest of the world?

[Debi]

5. how about a phrase..

D.U.Need-a-therapist?

[Umbram]

6. It's pathetic and very common here. (nt)

[jakem]

7. D.U. have a clue about reality?

[Mountainman]

8. Some people just like being cruel. This whole GD Primaries is a nest of people all trying to piss

on each others parade. I would never have expected it at DU. I think that this group is not made up of old timers here.

[gateley]

9. DUcked up. nt

[Captain Hilts]

11. As a former pollster, I find this 'whatever we're going to call it' absolutely fascinating. nt

[kwassa]

12. DUplicitous

[jakem]

14. DUde. I already did that one!

on edit: stop xeroxing me!

on-re-edit: great. now you changed yours, and I look like a butt.

[polichick]

15. DUmb!

[cbayer]

16. DU is the real world

The rest is just fantasy.

[Umbram]

17. I must admit...I'm addicted!

Fear factor is to fine dining as DU:P is to critical reasoning.

It's an amazing experience, it really is.

[kwassa]

18. DUfus

[kwassa]

19. DUmbass

[TheDoorbellRang]

20. We live in a computer tower rather than an ivory tower?

Or: Reality vs. DUality

Or: fascinating but weird logical fallacy?

[rox63]

21. Yeah, it's called "In need of a life"

They definitely need to get out more, and talk to some people who don't spend all day spewing their political views all over the intertubes.

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

22. It is an example of prejudice and out-group homogeneity

Prejudice starts with the creation of groups - for example, Hillary supporters and Obama supporters. The environment on GDP encourages us to make groups based on these distinctions. A consequence of this categorization is out-group homogeneity, which is the belief that "they" are all alike. My social psychology textbook (im a psych minor) explains it as follows: "Group members tend to perceive those in the out-group as more similar to each other (homogeneous) than they really are, as well as more homogeneous than the in-group members are." (Aronson, Wilson & Akert). This belief often persists even in the face of extreme logical fallacy. Since Hillary/Obama supporters in the real world fit the group criteria, we extend our beliefs about DU Hillary/Obama supporters to them.


Reference:
Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., & Akert, R. M. "Social Psychology"

[mirrera]

23. DUality...n/t

[apocalypsehow]

24. Yes, it's called "a losing campaign."

n/t

[Kokonoe]

25. DU = .007th of one super delegate nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

26. Yes.

It's called "GD: P"

[Blue_Roses]

27. It's called desperate for change...

or else it's called "get a life"...:shrug:

[JuniperLea]

28. DU IRL

I often wonder what it would be like to have these conversations IRL, face to face, beverage of choice in hand around a round table.

I think we'd be a lot kinder to one another.

[nomorewhopper]

29. this is a great topic

i have made numerous posts to people who mistake this forum for reality

making real life decisions based on the actions of people on an internet forum is lunacy. "i have decided to stay home in november because xxx supporters are so rude". aright chief, good luck with that.

[cottonseed]

30. DUamma Queens/Kings

[TheDoorbellRang]

34. My favorite!

:rofl:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

31. Well, A Term I Coined Years Ago For People Who Do Such Things Is Bubblers.

Ya know, people who are so enshrined in their little bubble that they no longer can perceive the reality around them, but only instead the small immediate reality they've created for themselves. Bubblers.

On edit: If ya need a 'DU' derivative type name though, just call them DUlts lol.

[unkachuck]

32. '...people mistake DU for the "real world"?'....

....worse, I'm cynical....DU is like Bob Dylan, it's the system holding a mirror in front of your face as you tweet....

[Arkana]

33. Hah, I'm guilty of doing it from time to time.

That's when I know it's time to leave and go visit another website.

[Spirochete]

35. DUnial? n/t

[Blue-Jay]

36. Idiocy.

That's the word.

Sorry, idiots. (you know who you are)

[dailykoff]

37. hillaria.