Maybe. Or maybe they're afraid to speak up because of how they'll be punished by the system. Only time really tells, and sometimes that means complaining about stupid shit no one cares about.
I'd rather look stupid a few times, but make sure that I'm giving voice to those who don't have it, than keep quiet and never be wrong.
It works until it doesn't. It stopped working for me around when we had kids. The massive reduction in free time made me lose my regeneration patterns.
8 hour gaming or programming sessions are mental health care. Losing that was devastating.
The block button is your responsibility. Use it frequently and this place is great. I've blocked loads of communities and now the only problem with my page is when I run out of content and everything goes all German.
Everyone here is saying "don't be a dick". That is not sufficient. That just makes you middling, not good. To be good, you must also stop people who ARE being dicks.
I think the accepted term is "conservative".
The R word has been flagged by that community as hurtful, and when people who are in the group say "ouch", we listen.
I don't think they care about the terms stupid, idiot, moron, dummy, fool, or dunce.