sad people on similar worlds

I have just answered a question about trump winning the 2020 presidential election and I gave what I thought was a reasonable answer it was actually more tongue in cheek and got a reply from question weaver just saying blocked I guess he is a trump supporter people like this really do need to remember this is a forum and people will offer opinions that are not always agree with there I try not to offend with my replies and never would some people need to face reality and stopping living in a bubble this planet has its political problems which if not handled correctly could spiral out of control and cause mass death and destruction 😄 right I have finished and will dismount from my soapbox thank you

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MistyCee

People get off on blocking here too much, IMO.

Sometimes I think it's symptomatic of the current political climate, but it's also an SW thing, since it's pretty much open here, without defined communities, i.e., safe spaces for getting and people who want to be comfortable with others who think like they do and have a safe place to throw stones and insults at others.

Having said that, I actually like the guy who blocked you, even though he and I disagree about politics usually.

I'm sorry you got blocked. It feels bad, even when it might be a good thing in the long run.

SW-User

@MistyCee This is an internet thing, it's spread from discussion groups and other social media. People are blocking and only going to areas where their views are found, and everyone is dividing themselves up. I would like to think that I'm open-minded, but I find myself slipping into the same trap that others do. It's like being actively lazy, I don't know how else to describe it.

MistyCee

@SW-User you just did a pretty good job of it, I think.

This leads to polarization, echo chambers and back slapping, and makes it easier to think of other people as being more different, and less similar then they really are.

SW-User

@MistyCee Self-gerrymandering. And those who scream the loudest get noticed the most. It's sickening - on both sides. And then those in the middle get labeled from either end as the enemy because they're not far enough to one side.

What's worse is that you can write [i]anything[/i] online and people will believe it. Fact-check? Pfft. Logic? What's that? Scientific reasoning? Tools of Satan. Compromise? Cuck-talk.