I know, I know, this is the internet and that’s not how it works. However, I’m weary of attempting to have a serious discussion only to be met with unserious and intellectually dishonest replies. For example, asking a specific and nuanced question and only getting replies that ignore the details or the question entirely.

Are there any communities where people make an honest effort to have real discussions? Where we take each others points seriously, demonstrate we understand them, and then address them?

There must be some communities like this, right?

Edit: I need to clarify that I am not criticizing or complaining about THIS community! I’m looking for communities focused on specific topics that have this attitude.

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Depends what the topic is, but generally you want forums. Forums are more geared to this. Reddit (and Lemmy, which is based on the Reddit model) tried to replicate and decentralise forums (whereas on a forum you have a small set of mods and an admin or two; on Reddit, each sub would have its own mods; Lemmy improves upon this with instances (for example, the one I’m on is more freedom of speech/anarchy)), but forums still exist. A lot of them have died out. One forum that tries to take itself pretty seriously is Ars Technica’s. They can be a bit of a clannish bunch and they’re a little distrusting of newcomers, but some of them have been there for 20 years.

    https://arstechnica.com/civis/

    Worth noting, when they say forum, they lean pretty heavily into the original definition of a gathering place where people would gather and talk, so there are similar themes throughout the site. But, if you like tech stuff and science, that’s their thing (their name is Latin for “The Art of Technology”).

    I’m not a member. I was, a very long time ago. I had issues with some long standing members and they basically ran me off. But it was like 10-12 years ago. So who knows. Things change. People change. And I don’t even remember what I was called then. But, for what it’s worth, I would imagine if Arsians have a social network they use, it’s probably Lemmy/Piefed, though I imagine it’s more Reddit.