This isn’t partisan, you’re fighting human nature here. Most people aren’t that politically engaged. How many people were surprised Biden wasn’t on the ballot?
Most people aren’t following politics, they follow a vibe that they think about every few years and then go on not worrying about. Things have to get really bad before the average person thinks critically about their political representation beyond sports tribalism.
I’m not trying to disincentivize that, I’m being honest about it in a forum where it’s highly unlikely they’re gonna read it. How many regretful Trump voters who voted that way because they don’t pay attention do you think hang out in politics threads on lemmy? I’m not gonna turn any away if I run into one in real life but if I’m being sincere, I’m also never gonna be able to fully trust them.
This isn’t partisan, you’re fighting human nature here. Most people aren’t that politically engaged. How many people were surprised Biden wasn’t on the ballot?
Most people aren’t following politics, they follow a vibe that they think about every few years and then go on not worrying about. Things have to get really bad before the average person thinks critically about their political representation beyond sports tribalism.
Every convert is +2, don’t disincentivize that.
I’m not trying to disincentivize that, I’m being honest about it in a forum where it’s highly unlikely they’re gonna read it. How many regretful Trump voters who voted that way because they don’t pay attention do you think hang out in politics threads on lemmy? I’m not gonna turn any away if I run into one in real life but if I’m being sincere, I’m also never gonna be able to fully trust them.