Thats a really good observation.
I can handle being around Sarcasm Dude because I spent a lot of my college years hanging around Sarcasm Dudes and I know the game a little.
He's not MAGA, but his parents are and he grew up in a high control church, so I think a lot of this attitude comes from that background. But like... "I like the KIA that I drive." "KIAs are poorly made and the reason theyre stolen so often is because the keyless entry means it can be hacked with an iphone." "Ok, well- mine isnt keyless and I got the software update that prevents it just to make sure." "Well you shouldnt have gotten a KIA anyways because they rush through production leading to these kinds of problems." "... dude, it was a gift from my mom. Chill out."
I want to tell him to touch grass but... we work in a park.
So like I see this kind of like... combatative way of having a conversation, and its on par with the way I see other people from that high-control church react to things, even from ex-cultists who swung all the way left. And I also see it in the petri dish- so much of the content there is just gawking at things they dislike about the left.
I also see it in leftist spaces in different degrees (you are not immune to propaganda, etc). Negative, pessimistic, reactionary content gets more interaction, often. (I'm guilty of this, actually.)
I think theres lots to be cynical about. There's some bullshit happening out there. But I do also think that pessimism, sarcasm gets more stage time. And it think this is especially true of people whose primary contact with other people is through online spaces.
And i think its good to be skeptical of things like... anything that the government says these days to be honest (yes, even politicians that I align with politically). But like... random little anecdotes about a stranger's life?
High control groups want the world to be scary. The world is full of thieves and liars and grifters. And its safe here, with us, who are pure and reasonable and accepting- unlike those unrelenting people of the world.
I can see how that might create a kind of mindset that believes people are incapable of change, and a low-hanging fruit kind of humor that matches it. But what would I gain from posting stories about my dad on tumblr? Its not like I make any money here. I dont even tag my posts. This is just like... a journal. A journal with aggro.
Anyways. Stuff thats on my mind.
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