@CptSuperlative @RealGene

I was trying to make a point about "any group that doesn't feel welcome" here on mastodon, which you think would be a welcome topic. There are many and it's been widely discussed how a small number of people "tone police" chase off new users. (Spinning up your own instance is a tired and meaningless reply)

Foolishly, I picked an AI journalist as an example which just set off fires. Half the people were mad at me for "pushing AI slop", the other half saying that calling for more tolerance was "letting in fascists". There is no debate to be had with that framing.

I've been told a dozen times to "read the room" which is a pretty ominous warning. It basically admits the problem: there is "a room" of people that 'holds the line' on the right thing to say and believe.