Is it just me, or are lots of mods just banning anyone with a dissenting opinion?
I like to be a bit contrarian, play devil’s advocate, stuff like that, so sometimes I know what I post isn’t going to jive with the community I’m posting in, but I think there’s value in that. It starts a discussion and it offers a different pov.
Maybe I’m wrong and stupid, and someone can reply and explain why. I think that would be a net benefit. But what happens instead is my post gets deleted and I get banned. :/
I genuinely think this is a real issue and it leads to echo chambers, but am curious to see what other ppl think? Am I just salty? :)
You’re not posting to play Devil’s advocate in a civil discussion. You’re trolling. You’re being disingenuous, at best. We can see your past post history.
I know you can see it, it’s no secret, but
it’s missing to whom and to what I replied to
lots of comments have been deleted, you can’t even see those afaik
In most cases I’d say I am not trolling nor being disingenuous. Maybe I did troll when I replied just “Orange man bad” to someone, but even then I was trying to create a bigger argument that Trump doesn’t work alone and the issue is much bigger than 1 bad guy - there’s the people around him, the party around him, etc. - and this is my genuine opinion, again, stupid or not. :/
@highduc honestly, I don't know what y'all are talking about, but I think there can be actual value in replying to something with that phrase.
I think there's a general understanding about what it means, so to lay that on the table can be an effective way of criticizing a stance.
Depending on the context it's not trolling at all.
