I apologize if my comment seemed snarky or accusative or anything. I think most of the convo here has been useful and balanced, and I think it usually is. Even when a comrade presents an extreme overexaggeration of their beliefs, it’s often made in a fit of anger or annoyance, and when actually talked to I think that the realities of their views tend to look a lot like mine/ours, or they’re just not educated enough on the topic and are receptive to discussion. Usually.

Just not like reddit at all, at least in my experience, excepting trolls. On reddit, any time I made a post I felt prickly, the armor has to go up beforehand because I know no matter what I say the comments will be flooded with bad faith actors. Usually doesn’t feel that way here and I appreciate that.