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Sam Robb's avatar

>> Actual Libertarian Party members have informed me that you can’t be a Libertarians unless another Libertarian yells at you for “Doing it wrong.”

Yep. You're not a Real Libertarian (TM) until someone tells you you're not a Real Libertarian.

To address your larger point, I think that social media sites discovered what newspapers, et al have known for ages: conflict gets attention... and attention means sales (or ad views, in the case of online media). Back in the day, it was bad enough dealing with the amateur hour troll who did it for the love of being a jerk. With monetization on FB, X, etc. there are EXPLICIT, MONETARY REWARDS for being a professional asshole on the internet. When the overall tone is people being nasty to each other, you get, well. What we have today.

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Dragon News's avatar

So very true! I never read them. The brain-death isn't worth my time. To hell with them.

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