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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Welcome to the lowest common denominator.

It's the lower half of the bell curve that you're experiencing. The same half that's more inclined to be louder about their beliefs, beliefs that are often illogical, inconsistent, and misinformed. More inclined to insult, invalidate, and act in bad faith during discussions.

This drowns out quality discussion.

All communities will naturally move towards the lowest common denominator, they will always lose their niche. (Really this is an example of entropy). The only way to prevent this is active moderation that dutifully upholds community values.

/r/AskHistorians is a great example of this.

[–] xx3rawr 1 points 1 day ago

Are you telling me mods are Maxwell's demons?