This forum does have nuanced thought, from some users, some of the time.
But I wouldn't say that's the case for the majority of comments on complex, charged, and/or politicized issues. Most of us are morons about most things; and most of the time we don't even know it.
And it's the two paid, full-time mods here who keep things here less toxic than Reddit and the like.
This issue is very clear - Huffman is 100% in the wrong. He's been caught lying about some very serious issues, like utterly falsely claiming blackmail - and then doubled and tripled down it. He has made his character known over the years, un-personing Swartz, editing users comments for giggles, letting bots and advertisers swarm the site, etc.
Most mods AND communities on Reddit are against these changes, strongly, and have made that abundantly clear.
But I wouldn't say that's the case for the majority of comments on complex, charged, and/or politicized issues. Most of us are morons about most things; and most of the time we don't even know it.
And it's the two paid, full-time mods here who keep things here less toxic than Reddit and the like.
This issue is very clear - Huffman is 100% in the wrong. He's been caught lying about some very serious issues, like utterly falsely claiming blackmail - and then doubled and tripled down it. He has made his character known over the years, un-personing Swartz, editing users comments for giggles, letting bots and advertisers swarm the site, etc.
Most mods AND communities on Reddit are against these changes, strongly, and have made that abundantly clear.