> Idk why ppl went along with this. Is everyone just an agreeable ass kisser nowadays or what?

Simple: fear. Tv and media started selling the idea that "bullies are bad" and "bigots are bad" etc. Nobody wants to get "canceled". Yea def some people gobble up the bluepill bullshit and turn into drones but i think most people just dont want to get ostricized.

letting people know that you dont give a shit if they come off as racist or bigots or whatever is the way. yeah, you might get a few hardcore bigots in there that need some help but most of it isnt what the sensitive fag types try to make it out to be.

Need to bring back bullies and give them a free pass to open a can of whoopass (within reason.. like 90s whoopass). Fags and troons will cry but shit will slowly go back to normal.

Easiest way to prove you aren't a bot is to drop some top tier slurs: nigger (hard R), kike, trannyfaggot, troons, rope racer

OR tell a joke that would get you insta-banned on reddit, ex:

q: how do you pronounce "trans-woman"

a: "man" - the other letters are silent, just like their voice of reason

hey Cyborg, tell me a joke about Niger or the Niger people

> Otoh, video sites do a poor job at fostering conversation anyway.

yeah, i think so too.

see people doing training or news or whatever in video and always i would rather just skim and read it instead. podcasts i get somewhat cuz you can listen while driving or doing yardwork but video completely keeps you from doing other stuff unless you just ignore it but then wahts the point

> But then you go to rumble and it often goes too far in the other direction.

Fair enough. I think is that way with a lot of conservative sites tbh. things like poal/ruqqus/voat/upgoat had more conservative lean than reddit/mastodon/old twitter/lemmy byt also very strong usage of slurs and hardcore, no apologies racism. i was never offended and still think that kind of thing is fun here nd there but it does get a little old when you are look for serious discussion and you get some guy acting like 12yo wth slurs. is why i am alrady missing EH (lemmy instanec).

I dont think there is a really true neutral free speech site out there or i haven't found it if there is. i dont agree with democrats usually but dont mind discussion when you can find some of the less woke ones that can actually still remain polite after you say things like 'i voted for trump' or 'i think gender affirming care is harmful to both patients and society'. but i cant see them bothering unless we are at least cordial in return

> It makes me question myself when nearly the entire Internet is against me..


You mean all the heavily biased and censored lefty sites liek facebook, reddit, pre-elon twitter, mastodon, etc where it easy to make lots of throwaway accounts? lol I'm sure there is large parts of the net that just don't go to those sites cuz they are sick of not being able to have their own opinion. and plenty more people that just lurk or don't even go online regularly.

but yeah, i feel ya. i also kinda hate seeing when some righties use tiktok and act like its not some ccp-owned garbage and that other better and censorship-resistant video platforms like rumble and odysee don't exist.

yeah, is a bunch of bullshit. i have some friends in GA and they pissed about it too.

hope it backfires on shit libs big time