I noticed this for quite some time now: Regular discussions or simple questions just like in the last post about the difference of anarchism over libertarianism get downvoted hard but nobody gives a damn about providing some info or just explaining their point of view. I understand that people may use downvotes to show their disagreement but why don’t they specify their opinion with just one simple sentence?
Back when I was on reddit I wondered if it was people browsing all and not actually going into the post. Just seeing the title and blurb and disagreeing with it.
Idk maybe people thought it was too basic or trying to attack libertarianism
Lemmy seems incredibly left wing overall. That could be a big part of it. I get downvoted quite a lot if I imply that being against the currently in vogue left-wing policy does not make one a fascist. 🙄
I don’t think it’s simply “left wing” being the problem any more, at least not the classical left. I’m generally left-leaning libertarian yet over the past few years (particularly since 2020) I’ve been called far-right, far-left, and every “-ist” and “-ism” in between, by people in various places. I think people in general have become “woke”, childish, and tribal – incapable of comprehending a point of view other than what is fed to them. One could see the mass downvoting without discourse as a minor form of “cancel culture”. These things are reflected in the general state of politics at large in many countries, also contributing to their decay.
No, it makes them a racist. Get with the times, old man!
