On: The internet is already over (2022)

[lazide]

Also the crowd is brutally cynical, which tends to discourage a lot of it.

[DocTomoe → lazide]

To the contrary, this crowd is one of the most pleasant on the internet in 2024.

A prime example of why gatekeeping is necessary and working.

[PhilipRoman → DocTomoe]

Do you consider pleasant and cynical as mutually exclusive?

I had a chat with a former politician and he was definitely pleasant, but extremely cynical, he pointed out instances of corruption everywhere. Although to be fair he was probably just being realistic not cynical. Cynicism is a good filter against dumb trends, hustler types and "emperor's clothes" situations.