1. Stop misusing the ‘parodox of tolerance’ if you haven’t actually studied it. It doesn’t mean what 99% of people on reddit/lemmy think it means.

2. I’ve seen more people shut down anyone who disagrees with them (both here and on rddit) than I have people ‘not uphold the social contract’. Yes, there are trolls, but there are way more people who say ‘shut up nazi!’ at the first sign of even a slightly different opinion.

So ‘people who respect other people’s opinions’ are nazis?

EDIT: The amount of stuff you have to assume, lie about, and make-up is astounding. I pity you. You’re making up your own enemy and that’s very sad. I hope one day you can have a productive discussion without villifying anyone who dares simply say they have a different opinion than you.

It’s clear that you don’t even understand the ‘paradox of intolerance’ that you like to misquote.

The entire reason I started using RES was to filter out any comment that had the words “and my axe”, “this guy’s dead wife”, “fun at parties”, “poop knife”, etc.

Everything at reddit devolved into pushing political ideals. That’s what happens when nobody can respect that others are allowed to have different opinions.

You’re describing an internet that doesn’t exist anymore and hasn’t for decades.

The first step is completely different from anything else you’ve ever done

“Pick an instance to sign up for”

This does not compute. What is an instance? Why do I have to pick? Which one should I pick? Compared to

“Create an account at reddit.com” makes sense and is something everyone has done before.

It doesn’t matter how simple the answers to those questions are, the fact that the very first step requires multiple explanations is huge, and will always be a barrier to entry.