So having caught up...
Dude obviously lost it a bit here and didn’t do himself any favours in the economy thread, as it was either untrue or someone making terrible life choices and blaming other people for them. With that said, I recall my own journey from Rock Paper Shotgun to here. I’m pretty liberal, but found RPS too far, as he claimed to find Resetera. I then arrived and honestly still needed a bit of deprogramming. One of my earliest posts for instance was some retarded shit about guns in America. I think the turning point was getting into a conversation with some of the conservatives here, I think
DunDunDunpachi
was probably one, and realising that they’re not all evil and that I could find areas of agreement. That turned me into a less cunty poster, and it’s a shame that didn’t happen with this guy.
Gaf has changed me for the better. I was already having a crisis of faith in the left but perhaps didn’t know it, but now I find myself being more centrist while resisting the crazy at both ends. The freedom to discuss difficult issues helped me to see other viewpoints and refine my own views. Thanks GAF.