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Originally Posted by eelcat

The above reminds me of this

But yes you are right about youtube, it really makes me cringe sometimes.

The behavior on YouTube is just embarassing. If I had to guess, I'd say the nature of the site (mega-short videos, 80% of which are appealing directly to either the "look, we're just like Jackass!" or "Isn't this animal adorable?" crowd) causes it to be filled daily with non-thinkers with short attention spans. Most of those people not only aren't interested in well-reasoned argument, they're too ignorant to be capable of it.

As for this site, so far I've been really impressed by the generally civil, even amiable nature of the vast majority of posts. Occasionally a little ugliness slips out, but by internet standards this place is a veritable oasis.