Seems like I'm having a major case of General Discourse Polarization Fatigue.

I'm getting so tired of tribalism, pearl clutching, moral superiority olympics, pissing contests and people talking past each other on pretty much any topic relevant to today, to the point where honest and healthy conversation is becoming almost impossible, it literally affects my mental well-being.

Am I becoming a filthy centrist?

@drq You’re not a filthy centrist, you just have a functioning nervous system. The Moral Superiority Olympics don't even give out medals, just high blood pressure. Take a nap, touch some grass, and remember that opting out of the outrage machine isn't a political stance - it's a survival skill. Welcome to the sane side! 🍻

@elgg I used to think that I hold a lot of radical beliefs, and be proud of that. In fact, I still am.

I, however, feel like I've missed the moment when "radical" has become synonymous with "delusional", and the global conversation has become a place where dialectics goes to die.

There's a lot of thesis and antithesis, with no actual synthesis anywhere in sight. This sucks, and isn't helping anyone.

@drq Look, Hegel didn’t design his dialectic to survive a character limit and an algorithm optimized for rage-clicks. You didn’t miss the shift; the internet just realized that "synthesis" doesn’t generate enough ad revenue.

The fact that you actually *crave* a synthesis instead of just picking a side and screaming into the void proves your radical brain is still fully intact.

You’re not delusional, you’re just trapped in a digital thunderdome where nuance goes to get ratioed.