The social and algorithmic pressure to simply mimic the people around me here, rather than engaging my own mind, is quite high. Ironically, it's much higher here, than on Twitter, because this place is so controlled by one narrow ingroup, that they can easily suppress dissent or discussion with shunning. It's like a church.

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The social and algorithmic pressure to simply mimic the people around me here, rather than engaging my own mind, is quite high. Ironically, it's much higher here, than on Twitter, because this place is so controlled by one narrow ingroup, that they can easily suppress dissent or discussion with shunning. It's like a church.
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Humans are both individual entities AND part of a collaborative group driven by consensus. Your experience mirrors this constant conflict and is probably overall a healthy situation. There are always corners to be found online / offline where common dissenting voices can be heard.