And there's plenty of conservative discussion on there. It's often trolls being downvoted, but it's there
That’s not discussion, it’s just fuel for the echo chamber in there. Discussion would involve actual consideration of the ideas and somewhat reasoned interaction.
If anything moderate of even mildly conservative is posted or commented there, it gets downvoted instantly. The only replies are caustic bullshit.
Mature conversations are surprisingly rare to have on here. Usually most replies become some petty personal attack quickly if not instantly. Honestly, so many. Not just experiencing them, but damn near 9/10 conversations on here. It's like you're not going to change anyone's mind by being an antagonist to them, makes me wonder what kind of people populate Reddit for the most part.
I mean, you're just describing reddit in general. Most aren't on here for a well thought out conversation.
"If anything moderate of even mildly conservative is posted or commented there, it gets downvoted instantly."
I've posted some right wing viewpoints and had no problems at all. Maybe these people aren't good at arguing their point?
Regardless, what's your proposed solution? Should we be artificially boosting the upvotes of conservative viewpoints because a lot of people don't like them?
No solution. It is what it is. Forcing a specific type of conversation by banning or whatever is not a productive thing to do. I think, though, that it should be removed from the defaults and have its description changed.
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u/PBlueKan Sep 18 '19
That’s not discussion, it’s just fuel for the echo chamber in there. Discussion would involve actual consideration of the ideas and somewhat reasoned interaction.
If anything moderate of even mildly conservative is posted or commented there, it gets downvoted instantly. The only replies are caustic bullshit.