I think a little clarification is needed. No. I don’t actually think everyone there is insane. I don’t care about the bans so stop trying to use that. HB enthusiasts coming here and trying to call me out achieves nothing besides proving my point

Edit: Feel free to keep trying to brigade me. It’s not going to scare me to take this down

  • fern@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish
    521·
    4 months ago

    I do remember that, and I remember them half-assing the Donald by just letting them make a new sub (or overrun conspiracy irrc)

    • Zipitydew
      452·
      4 months ago

      Yeah they immediately took over Conspiracy and consolidated the hold on Conservative. Made me really sad as conspiracy used to have some incredible rabbit hole posts. Then one day it was just TD all over again.

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        4 months ago

        IIRC, the fun conspiracists moved to r/high_strangeness or something like that.

        • imaqtpie@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
          13·
          4 months ago

          That sub is trash also. I think the whole conspiracy theorist subculture has been taken over by the alt right and is highly politicized at this point.

          • cass80@programming.dev
            5·
            4 months ago

            The days of mild and fun conspiracy theories are over. The entire community has been fully consumed with qanon/maga/antisemitism insanity. Their minds are irrevocably broken.

            It’s a shame. I grew up on xfiles and loved all the lore around the culture.

          • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            4 months ago

            I was afraid of that (which is why I phrased it less definitively than I could have). Good to know!