…a forum post, where you might actually have something resembling a real discussion, is of course preferable to someone who thinks you’re an idiot bothering you in your DMs.

Tells their users to follow the rules = it’s a ruse, they’re trolls

Tells their users to troll = see, they’re trolls!

Says nothing = they aren’t even trying to stop their users from trolling

This is what we call an unfalsifiable orthodoxy.

Are we a strictly pro-NATO server or something?

Functionally, yes.

There is nothing wrong with following the rules and being “subversive.” That is literally just challenging people’s ideas.

As others have pointed out, the population of the whole fediverse is currently less than a bunch of subreddits with far less than 4.3 million users. Mod/admin energy shouldn’t be taken for granted, but people are way overstating the potential for issues.

A game thread on any popular sporting event has way more comments and problems than basically any post in the history of this place.

Why would a ban on one instance merit a ban on another? Instances have different rules for reasons.

The U.S. has fought maybe two justified wars in its existence, but trust me, this one is good for real!

Can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t want to have a DM conversation with a person who thinks they’re worse than a flat earther

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