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Metafilter is still around and has a great community. http://www.metafilter.com/ http://www.metafilter.com/

by drewrv 10y ago

Mz 10y ago
Assuming you aren't a cis-het male, poor or any number of other categories. The place is incredibly misandrist, among other things. Since this is being downvoted, evidence of some of the misandry there: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/11/having-sad.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/11/having-sad.h... And evidence of the ugly classism: http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/11/askmefi.html http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/11/as...
nyolfen 10y ago
i participated in mefi for over a decade but the smugness and slow but constant leftward drift of the site, including quiet banning of users who signal right in the slightest against what the mods decide is the community consensus on any contentious political issue (especially wrt gender), pushed me away. it's still a useful resource for fresh links but the discussions on political subjects are one of the most intense echo chambers on the internet.
bdrool 10y ago
I've been on Metafilter for a long time (since the early 2000s -- edit: longer than that, as I just recalled discussing the 2000 US presidential election on there, so it's been quite a while it seems). It was and still is miles ahead of many places on the internet in terms of civility, intelligence, and general knowledge, however it has one very big downside these days: it has gone more or less off the deep end into identity politics. As someone who believes in equality, individuality, and enlightenment values, it's difficult to stomach at times. I basically don't talk on there any more, as I know my viewpoints would not be welcome. I just read, as I still find it informative and valuable. However if you are looking for anything even approaching balanced discussion on certain topics, it's not really a go-to place.

Metafilter is still around and has a great community. http://www.metafilter.com/ http://www.metafilter.com/

by drewrv 10y ago

Metafilter is still around and has a great community. http://www.metafilter.com/ http://www.metafilter.com/

Mz 10y ago

Assuming you aren't a cis-het male, poor or any number of other categories. The place is incredibly misandrist, among other things. Since this is being downvoted, evidence of some of the misandry there: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/11/having-sad.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/11/having-sad.h... And evidence of the ugly classism: http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/11/askmefi.html http://sandiegohomelesssurvivalguide.blogspot.com/2016/11/as...

nyolfen 10y ago

i participated in mefi for over a decade but the smugness and slow but constant leftward drift of the site, including quiet banning of users who signal right in the slightest against what the mods decide is the community consensus on any contentious political issue (especially wrt gender), pushed me away. it's still a useful resource for fresh links but the discussions on political subjects are one of the most intense echo chambers on the internet.

bdrool 10y ago

I've been on Metafilter for a long time (since the early 2000s -- edit: longer than that, as I just recalled discussing the 2000 US presidential election on there, so it's been quite a while it seems). It was and still is miles ahead of many places on the internet in terms of civility, intelligence, and general knowledge, however it has one very big downside these days: it has gone more or less off the deep end into identity politics. As someone who believes in equality, individuality, and enlightenment values, it's difficult to stomach at times. I basically don't talk on there any more, as I know my viewpoints would not be welcome. I just read, as I still find it informative and valuable. However if you are looking for anything even approaching balanced discussion on certain topics, it's not really a go-to place.