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> To me this seems like the subtext is "Those people are not welcome here, they are not like us. It's not like we have anything against them, we just don't want

• Lerc 1y ago
  In my experience that is not what people mean. People with that sentiment ask about what alternative places exist, some of them make their own places. My post above mentioned something I notice on Reddit. I hardly ever visit Reddit these days. It doesn't really feel like the place for me now. I am not posting this comment on Reddit.
  • bluefirebrand 1y ago
    > People with that sentiment ask about what alternative places exist, some of them make their own places I don't think that's overall very true Most of those people are just lonely and isolated, and that's a big part of why we are living in what people are calling a "loneliness epidemic" It's easier than ever to make a new niche area. It's more difficult than ever to get your niche area discovered by others, because you are drowned out by the noise It feels quite hopeless for many people in my experience