Idk - dota is still incredibly toxic regardless of it being WC3 era when it was just a custom map or now where it’s a full fledged game with huge competitions.

Idk - dota is still incredibly toxic regardless of it being WC3 era when it was just a custom map or now where it’s a full fledged game with huge competitions. So, I think communities that start toxic at least won’t ever have this issue! ;) This reminds me of a short talk/interview by Robert Putnam about immigration and the challenges of it. https://youtu.be/grAAOjdvcrI https://youtu.be/grAAOjdvcrI It’s good and I think covers some of the more holistic ways to view these issues. As communities grow and people immigrate - they bring their own culture and part of growing a community means accepting them and accepting their ways to some extent. Later - all of these things that weren’t there are now part of the community identity. So, yeah, identities change over time as you adopt more people and varied outlooks. In some sense - this means that communities on the internet probably start to look somewhat homogenous as they grow but that’s probably more of a reflection of humanity than a reflection of anything else. If you want to retain the character of your community - it often means not accepting new members or growing at all. It’s a tricky issue if you really value certain aspects of communities. Moderation and purpose might help steer the community - but it might mean limiting your access and growth and then enforcing some forms of discrimination.