(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 25 2020, @04:14PM
by Anonymous Coward
on Thursday June 25 2020, @04:14PM (#1012461)
I think that's a expected reaction from you because you are a key part of the site. And so you feel obligated and responsible to tolerate things and try to remain objective in site related behavior. And you've done a great job in that. It's likely a big part of the reason why the site didn't deteriorate into the echo chamber drivel that is typical of most sites, regardless of ideology.
Yet when you reach a point where you have a hyper-radicalized tiny minority chase away users, you will find that tiny minority becomes a larger and larger voice. Not because they're persuading anybody, much to their chagrin, but simply because others start leaving or no longer participating as discussion becomes about as sophisticated or interesting, or insightful, as a Yankees vs Red Sox discussion.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 25 2020, @04:14PM
I think that's a expected reaction from you because you are a key part of the site. And so you feel obligated and responsible to tolerate things and try to remain objective in site related behavior. And you've done a great job in that. It's likely a big part of the reason why the site didn't deteriorate into the echo chamber drivel that is typical of most sites, regardless of ideology.
Yet when you reach a point where you have a hyper-radicalized tiny minority chase away users, you will find that tiny minority becomes a larger and larger voice. Not because they're persuading anybody, much to their chagrin, but simply because others start leaving or no longer participating as discussion becomes about as sophisticated or interesting, or insightful, as a Yankees vs Red Sox discussion.