newtraditionalists

Fair point and well made at that. Full on can be appropriate. This community has an unearned superiority complex. With that in mind, I stand by the full on-ness.

Im sorry, is this a real question? Honestly, I cant help but feel like youre still in high school. This is such a self obsessed question its hurting my head.

This is like asking “Why doesnt everyone just learn roman numeral analysis and use the progression i-VI-III-VII to write a song that people like?” Its a deeply niche knowledge base/skill.

If youre asking this in earnest, do some deep reflection on how distinct and varied human experience is. The answer is that people have different skills and interests and your lived experience has nothing to do with other people’s lives.

I wonder to what degree the “panic” brought awareness to people who otherwise would have just gone along with it because they weren’t educated on the risks. Impossible to measure to be sure but I imagine it had some positive impact.

I have had accounts on multiple different instances since I started exploring activitypub based social media. Instances can be so different, I would never stick with just one. I guess I can answer what would make me leave one though. First thought, mod protected hate speech under the guise of free speech.