Because r/conspiracy turned into a racist, conservative echo chamber and axolotl did everything he could to encourage it. This forum won’t be any different, especially given that the users are now free to be as “offensive” as they like without fear of getting banned. It’s the primary attraction.
Look at the stickied megathreads: the “election fraud conspiracy” has over 200 comments. The “ancient aliens” thread has 18.
It will always, always be like this.
Because r/conspiracy turned into a racist, conservative echo chamber and axolotl did everything he could to encourage it. This forum won’t be any different, especially given that the users are now free to be as “offensive” as they like without fear of getting banned. It’s the primary attraction.
Look at the stickied megathreads: the “election fraud conspiracy” has over 200 comments. The “ancient aliens” thread has 18.