They need their safe space, because when it comes to damn near any subject, they're wrong, but they can't handle that
Conservatives tend to be very stupid too, and are usually unable to grasp the arguments against their stance, so they get frustrated
I don't bother engaging with them very much
I'll typically keep it to "you're wrong, but I doubt you are willing to discuss things in good faith, so I won't bother explaining why" and ignore them
Fewer conservative dickheads, less crypto-bro bullshit, fewer incels and the like
Someone made a joke that didn't land well. I called them out for it, because it looked like they were being a misogynistic prick. We had a back and forth, they edited their comment to make it clear that it was a joke, not a bigoted belief, we had a good conversation and even a few others joined in with a swell of positivity
On reddit it would have probably escalated into something unpleasant, but here everyone actually had a laugh about it and we all noted the difference in positivity
There are still creepy children posting stuff in places like asklemmynsfw and annoying porn bots, but it's still better overall by a lot
It's going to be interesting to see what Digg becomes
Aaaaand that's why 'Murica is the backwards dump that it is
Well, one of a few reasons.