Any forum named anything with politics is doomed to become a cesspool.
It's either boring with everyone having the same opinion. Or a war area with unhinged screaming at each other. Actual thoughtful debates with deep insides are very very hard to reach.
You raise a good point. Maybe you're right, but I've been on SN a while, and I have had a few respectful disagreements with people whose opinions I valued in other contexts, and I have often learned from the exchange and modified my own views.
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