For real. Reading old comment threads makes me sad, because the level of discourse was so much higher in the past. Although this place is still deeply appreciated, it’s clear that its culture is going monotonically towards reddit.

Is there anywhere public anymore that isn’t being overrun by lobotomized p-zombies (partisan zombies)? Is it even possible to make such a public space? Ressentiment consumes all discourse.

Yet accumulation of power by a very small elite through state and selected corporations happens to be a defining characteristic of that political regime.

you're right, full of corporate sock puppets shilling their vapor wares, idly dreaming that the world isn't what it is.