This brings up a related thought. One reason I dislike online forums (and especially Reddit's technical communities like r/programming) are that discussions nev

This brings up a related thought. One reason I dislike online forums (and especially Reddit's technical communities like r/programming) are that discussions never have time to evolve, so nuanced topics always just end in popular talking points. That leads to a dynamic where it's hard to try to express any real nuance, because any gray area in the discussion gets squashed when somebody jumps in with the least charitable possible interpretation of your point. I rarely ever run into any cases of "hmm you have a point but I still disagree." For example, I see this every time a discussion about code review culture comes up. The thread is always popular, and it always gets exactly two opinions: "we should be nicer" and "grow a thicker skin." God forbid there could be a situational truth to either point! You'd think from the discussion that every developer is either a caustic veteran or a thin skinned newbie who needs to get over themselves.