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Elitism.

You need to keep the quality of discussion high. That means prioritising individuals with critical thinking skills over emotional hot takes.

I disagree with political opinions on here a lot of the time, but the individuals expressing them are usually at least able to articulate logically why they make sense from their vantage point.

By contrast, somewhere like Reddit is obviously made up of far less inquisitive individuals on average which makes everything a "hot take", often using buzzwords.



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