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What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 23 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

Dispassionate takes on controversial issues.

There's always atleast two sides to each story and more often than not the truth is somewhere in the middle. If you think something is clear-cut you're almost guranteed to be mistaken and misinformed and many of your dearest beliefs are totally wrong.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think social media, particularly Twitter, has bred this. Twitter is designed in a way that makes it impossible to have an actual structured debate and instead encourages short and unambiguous statements which cannot possibly accurately encapsulate an issue

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    encourages short and unambiguous statements which cannot possibly accurately encapsulate an issue

    Conservatives in a nutshell. (I'll add the /s here for anyone not getting the joke that I'm doing the exact thing we're talking about)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I needed that /s, lol.

    Because isn't that literally what conservatives do? Pick wedge issues then make quick soundbites about "common sense" "solutions" that align with simple black & white thinking and conservative values?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Yes, social media has destroyed nuance. Recognizing that a person can understand a position without believing that position is also gone. And people are often performing for likes and β€œratio” and discussing in bad faith and being intentionally obtuse in the hopes of getting more attention.

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