Nov 5, 2023, 7:33 PM

I still feel a bit sour about the last time there was anything controversial posted here, and the dialogue quickly dropped back into unsubstantiated accusations and insults, and it was just excused.

People are going to act like people, pretty much all the time, I guess. But I'm probably weird because I almost prefer being reamed every time I open my virtual mouth on any issue, to the feeling that I am participating in selfish hypocrisy by posting here.

It's fine to think "there is an alternative space for people who clashed with other people, and they both pretty much act the same in their own bubbles, and that's cool".

But it seems hypocritical to say "we're actually better than them, look how civil and fair we are"... when a burst of controversial activity a short while ago revealed this community wasn't actually any different in terms of vilifying others without sufficient evidence.

In short, the temporary absence of anything controversial enough to stir people's emotions isn't proof of people being more logical and kind, at all.