Anyone else feel like they can't navigate modern society anymore?
Too much is going on to become passionate about everything that is important. And if you pick your battles, hoping others pick up the rest, that quickly becomes frustrating because people who chose to leave their knowledge about it shallow (hopefully to take a deeper dive into other topics instead) still value their opinion on the topic you researched thoroughly equally valid.
And when it comes to personal interests rather than societal issues, it's no better. When meeting people in person it's a lottery to find someone who shares any interests, let alone multiple ones. Platforms dedicated to anything are pretty shallow by definition, and it's equally a lottery to find someone there who shares any other interest. And on sites with all kinds of subcommunities, where you could theoretically bond over different topics in different sections and realize you meet the same people in several areas, I find it incredibly hard to find subcommunities for my interests that are free of judgment.
SW is doing a fairly good job at combining various safe spaces, but the overall community is small, especially outside the USA. On Reddit I felt immediately judged and ridiculed the few times I tried posting, no matter how specific the category I posted in was. On Mastadon I can't find any subcommunities despite every review saying that's the core principle of it. And on any other platform I know of I just can't find my way around either for one reason or another.
And when it comes to personal interests rather than societal issues, it's no better. When meeting people in person it's a lottery to find someone who shares any interests, let alone multiple ones. Platforms dedicated to anything are pretty shallow by definition, and it's equally a lottery to find someone there who shares any other interest. And on sites with all kinds of subcommunities, where you could theoretically bond over different topics in different sections and realize you meet the same people in several areas, I find it incredibly hard to find subcommunities for my interests that are free of judgment.
SW is doing a fairly good job at combining various safe spaces, but the overall community is small, especially outside the USA. On Reddit I felt immediately judged and ridiculed the few times I tried posting, no matter how specific the category I posted in was. On Mastadon I can't find any subcommunities despite every review saying that's the core principle of it. And on any other platform I know of I just can't find my way around either for one reason or another.
