So a solipsistic view of someone is generally just putting them in the most convenient, simplified box according to your worldview, and failing to give credit, understand, or update your view of them in a positive sense?
I've seen this plenty in Internet culture and as you've said, memes. I waste my time on the Internet, and I love a good meme painting someone I don't like as the devil as much as the next fellow, but I agree that this is more comfort behavior than useful. In every day discussions with real people, politics don't need to come up. Politics is a thing that represents your core values and beliefs, but that will show up in other actions and conversations. You can realize the coworker you work best with is politically the polar opposite of you, but in the context it doesn't matter one bit.
There is definitely a place for snap judgements in life (rapid/temporary solipsism?), but the comments section on the Internet is not one of them.
So a solipsistic view of someone is generally just putting them in the most convenient, simplified box according to your worldview, and failing to give credit, understand, or update your view of them in a positive sense?
I've seen this plenty in Internet culture and as you've said, memes. I waste my time on the Internet, and I love a good meme painting someone I don't like as the devil as much as the next fellow, but I agree that this is more comfort behavior than useful. In every day discussions with real people, politics don't need to come up. Politics is a thing that represents your core values and beliefs, but that will show up in other actions and conversations. You can realize the coworker you work best with is politically the polar opposite of you, but in the context it doesn't matter one bit.
There is definitely a place for snap judgements in life (rapid/temporary solipsism?), but the comments section on the Internet is not one of them.