Is anybody else worried about the lack of diverse opinion here? Just to clarify, I don’t think it’s a problem that hatred is minimal here, and I don’t just mean politics.
I feel like I very rarely see alternative opinions about anything, whether it be software, ai, news about companies, etc. it just seems like everyone universally agrees about anything with only a tiny handful of exceptions.
It makes me hesitant to believe I’m on the “correct side” and I never see any arguments from opposition. This makes me worried that I’m in some sort of echo chamber. In real life, I do see much more diverse opinions and, if I only used the fediverse for social media, would likely be weaker in defending my own since their arguments would be “new” to me.
I understand the reasons for which the fediverse has pretty collective opinion, but it does still worry me. I want to be able to see all the other people with their own thoughts (given it’s respectful) on the Internet, which should be the most capable tool to do so.
I’ve worried about this before. I think if I were somehow able to actually isolate from the hegemonic nonsense that makes up American culture, I’d be more worried about having a small corner of my life where I can seek refuge and don’t have to feel insane.
I almost got recruited by a cult when I was younger and generally have an aversion to high control environments because authority has not historically acted in my best interest when acting on my behalf. So I regularly check my social groups for signs of being culty.