I used to be alt-right when I was young, all into that evil woke and gamergate shit. Thankfully I managed to get myself out of it.

Once they started to speak against lgbtq rights, that’s when I had the moment of realisation that perhaps these people aren’t exactly virtuous, so I quickly called my faults and left that path of extremism. From then I’ve always been really into extremist communities, neo-nazis, religious zealots, and tankies, of course–I’ve been in their circles and also join their more private groups to see how they treat each other when in a private space.

And you’re exactly right. It’s mental illness, all the way down.