More like the consciousness of a million dorm-room Democrats mired in the quicksand of reactionary groupthink.
Actually, the 'growing face' (an odd metaphor) of new media isn't growing much any more. Like a local bar that had an occasionally interesting mix of clientele but is now strictly the hangout of bikers, college kids, or some other homogeneous collective. Digg.com has dugg (wink wink) into a very deep rut in terms of both content and opinion and the opinion, such as it is, is consistently delivered in the most smug, sarcastic and vindictive manner possible. It is clear from content, grammatical style, and attitudes that the bulk of digg's posters are young men frustrated with their own shortcomings in a variety of areas who have been conditioned to mock and shout down ANYTHING that causes them additional contemplation of their inadequacies. Most appear to be students or recent graduates who seem very angry that the world hasn't discovered and rewarded their brilliance and wit.
Like anything that stays the same, all but hard-core users of the site have moved on to newer, better and usually more interesting things.
This is not to say that I discourage resistance to the overriding digg mentality or that I discourage posts or comments that challenge their crabs-in-a-bucket instincts. I will say that all-out victory in the real world is a much better antidote to the occasional thumbs-up vote in the virtual one.
well said, err written ...
AMEN!