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.
Tildes might be what you’re looking for. It’s invite-based, which helps to keep the level of discourse at a somewhat decent level.
No. Tildes has incredibly upright admin who bans anyone who they don’t personally agree with.
It is not intellectual in any sense, unless your definition of intellectual is limited to ‘popular educated liberal mindset’.
Stray outside that set of viewpoints, or challenge them, and you are banned. Any genuinely intellectual pursuit will naturally challenge that default worldview, and get you banned. The second you are skeptical of the the admins default pro-tech neoliberal worldview, you are gone.