Is it the bubble effect? Not sure I agree. Politically we've always had people on both sides, and there have always been threads that resulted in personal attacks, bans and subsequent apologies. Some bans were longer than others, some were permanent, some posters were just warned.
I'm not sure what it is, but I notice it as well. The Flames side of the forum is extremely toxic for starters. I used to enjoy the Flames content a lot more, and even despite the success of the team this year, I'm not sure how anyone here can stand the game threads, or even PGT if they lose.
Outside of that I think CP has gone the way most of the world has gone. Condescending, snarky and extremely arrogant towards people who hold other views. The COVID threads made it 100x worse. It is either my way or the highway with zero room for any movement. Absolutely an echo chamber.
Zamler had areas he was interested in, and in many of the threads he posted in I absolutely noticed the condescending attitude. Especially on the EV side. People simply can't comprehend that someone who look at things different and tend to respond with a #### attitude.
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