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It didn’t start as an echo chamber. Initially it was one of the few places online a progressive minded person could go and feel like they could express their opinions openly. And by “progressive” I mean both left and right leaning ideologies.

Which, funny enough is now a foreign concept. We call everyone on the left “progressive”, even though Biden and Kamala are clearly conservative Democrats. And we call Vance a “conservative” even though he’s clearly a progressive Republican.

You think it’s bad? Go look at “popular” while you’re not logged in (no subs / filters). It’s shocking how insipid the experience is.

Jan 16, 2008. Got me beat by a bit. Beat you to Lemmy though, so I guess I’ve got that going for me.

Saw the title, figured it couldn’t be that bad. Read the article. It is that bad.

A similar thing happens at the company I just joined. It has a “move fast” culture. I push for new roles that are genuinely needed now. My boss “approves”, but finance puts the brakes on for review. HR doesn’t want me yelling at them, so they post the job to “get a jump on collecting resumes”.

If I lose the battle with finance, the job evaporates. If I win, we scoop up the resumes, and hire someone within a week.

Politics shift to the right when people feel disparity, and their future looks break. Politics shift left when people feel optimistic about their future.

You give the Dems too much credit. It’s easier to believe they’re weak and ineffectual.