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I don't get it. We should all know MSM is falsehood. We should all know that we have to take even independent media with a grain or two of salt. But no, we flock to these threads because we flock to argumentation. Not independent thinking, not logic, but argument for argument's sake.
This↑ is a very common remark that is often made in threads such as this one. Another shared commonality by most who post threads such as this, is a much lower than average Post-Count.
Originally posted by FrostForests
I've been a long time lurker of this forum, back from close to a decade ago.
Originally posted by FrostForests
We get those who never got their hooks into the mouths of others on other forums, to attempt such here. This is the issue. We have an influx of mainstream thinkers invading this forum for their own amusement and argumentative masturbation.
On that note, i'm glad to see many members find Sublimecraft's recent posts interesting...this is what ATS was once for, not modern political flash in the pan back and forth BS.
Originally posted by Hefficide
reply to post by OpenEars123
The long story short of it is organics.
If SkepticOverlord decided to do away with stars, flags, contributor levels ( gold and silver borders ) almost instantly somebody would start a thread suggesting that we come up with a way to let members know which threads and posts were good. They'd want something akin to a "like" button.
Requests like that gave rise to stars and flags to begin with.
Personally, I tend to ignore the flags and stars. I'm more a sucker for familiar avatars - of members I know to usually post quality or entertaining posts.
~Heff
Originally posted by Skywatcher2011ATS is not finished, it has become evolved. You cannot expect things to remain the same for years. If you do, you know you are becoming too old to continue.New generations are posting. Get used to it. They grew up differently. Maybe ATS has to come up with new rules to promote more individual thinking and objective outlook on situations?For example....maybe the OP of a new thread must personally type in 500 words which demonstrate evidence and thorough research into an article they found online? Maybe OP's should receive penalty points for not contributing thoughtfulness into active topics?At the end of the day, it is a chat forum. Get used to it