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.
Appreciate what you are asking for but the internet is a shit-slinging fest and when you add upvotes and downvotes into the mix, a lot of people try to present the popular opinion. You’d need to have the discussions in person.
most of the places where it existed, for a time, where small, and the votes didn’t matter much because there were so few of them.