A family of 5th generation inbreds exchanging chuckles over the odor of their piss. The conversation is narrow. The jokes are private. Real novelty is strictly forbidden.

Fresh is a funny way to put it.

A population of open-minded, free-thinking, laid-back people who like to explore strange new ideas.

Ha ha, no.

Thanks for your analysis doctor. But what about the question?

Because your answer was glib and shallow.

charming and handsome as always.

Have you ever posted an uncommon opinion. Offered an argument (here on lemmy) that contradicted the popular narrative?

If so, how did it go?

I thought it was a spot-on comment. Addressed to the whole congregation. No switcheroo intended.

You people. I swear.

I’m hungry for conversation. It’s true. And what passes for conversation among you normal people bores me. So I try to inspire something strange. To boldly go and such.

Maybe I’ll leave lemmy. Talking to one of you is like talking to all of you. You really have nothing new to say. And your egos are so fragile. Seriously. Starting with the mean stuff at the drop of a hat.

the same shallow, conventional arguments over and over. You people, you live in a box.

was it you who removed my post?

why so asshole? Why? I am being rational, somewhat nice. Argumentative? Maybe. Voicing strange opinions? Perhaps. But dang, you guys got me beat for hostility 100X over. What’s up with that?

I was confronted. It could have been exploration. Your choice.

Does it give you joy to post that? Do you subsist on wet newspaper and dishwater?

This is society. If you don’t like it then you are free to lock yourself in a closet.

But I didn’t dispute the value of asspulling. I disputed the assertion that the ancient’s general method for explaining was asspulling. (implying that we are better now)

Find a hobby.

He did actually say it.

And I only went on about it because the other guy (who’s name you removed) kept addressing it.

Also, you are a charming and handsome fellow.

through no fault of mine.

what the hell are you talking about?

Gee thanks. The light you spread. It educates us all.

I didn’t dispute the value of asspulling. I disputed that asspulling was their normal method for explanation.

Why do I have to explain this? Why do you people always take the most combative interpretation?

Stupid, eh? Gee thanks.

You should risk a strange post sometime. Show me how its done.

You called that my post would get removed? Good job.

Yes, I am broad of thought.

And yes, these people treat strange ideas with hostility. It’s almost universal. Which seems crazy to me. We’re talking nigh 99%.

I don’t think hypocrisy is my cry per-se. More like … I dunno. Like I said, it’s basically everybody. Stray from the box of conventional thought and people chimp out (in a very rational way of course)