When was the last time you discussed politics offline?

[Lark]

I get the impression from a lot of the people I meet trying to discuss topics online that they dont discuss the same topics with a lot of other people, which gave me the idea for this thread.

I already posted about the emotional poverty of much of what passes for discussion on forums online, I've heard people bemoan the supposed intellectual poverty of posts online before, which IS a thing I suppose, but I see more emotional volatility and blow ups online than I do simple stupidity, at least that covers it lately.

However, besides how emotionally charged I tend to find online discussions turn they are also often on pretty niche topics, so I figure people dont experience them sorts of things coming up too often in casual conversion, perhaps I'm mistaken about that, what do you think?

 

[bamf]

I often times find myself in political discussions in my day-to-day life, but then again, I surround myself with politically active and aware individuals.