Same boat here, though a couple years later. It feels really weird to be so out of the loop with my “fellow” Gen Z siblings who were born in the late 00s.

Very much this. The atmosphere here doesn’t feel any different than it did back on reddit, for better or worse. I feel like there was a time when reddit was less pessimistic, but there’s been at least a little of that vibe for a long time.

Well, that will set a lovely precedent for other “free” democracies… the people are angry at you? Just take their voice! What could go wrong…

… well, that’s going to be incredibly confusing.